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Pasta with toasted almonds, anchovies & courgettes

Pasta with toasted almonds, anchovies & courgettes

Anchovies and almonds make an unusual but delicious combination here, especially when combined with caramelised courgettes and plenty of zingy lemon. It’s a dish that you’ll keep returning to! 

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HealthyLow in saturated fat1 of your 5 a day
  • Serves4
  • CourseLunch
  • Prepare15 mins
  • Cook40 mins
  • Total time55 mins

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Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 600g courgettes, sliced into 1cm rings
  • 350g pasta, such as No.1 Mafaldine
  • 50g can anchovies in olive oil
  • 40g skin-on almonds, finely chopped
  • 1 large clove garlic, thinly sliced
  • Large pinch chilli flakes or Cooks’ Ingredients Turkish Pepper Flakes
  • 1 unwaxed lemon, juice and zest

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C, gas mark 7. Drizzle 3 tbsp oil over a large baking tray, spread the courgettes out over it, toss to coat in the oil, then spread out into a single layer. Season, then roast for 30-40 minutes, turning once, until deeply caramelised.

  2. When the courgettes have around 15 minutes left, cook the pasta according to pack instructions. Meanwhile, heat a frying pan over a medium-high heat and add the anchovies and their oil. Add the remaining extra virgin oil and the almonds, then fry, stirring, for 3-4 minutes, until lightly golden.

  3. Stir in the garlic and chilli and fry for 2 minutes more. Stir in the lemon juice and zest, then set the pan aside – the anchovies should have melted.

  4. Once the pasta is cooked, drain and tip into the frying pan with the courgettes. Toss everything together over a low heat for a minute. Serve immediately in bowls, topped with some basil leaves, if liked.

Cook’s tip

Anchovies in oil are ideal for cooks who love big flavour and a two-in-one ingredient. Great in pastas like this, or try using it in the dressing for an anchovy-laden Caesar salad.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

2,373kJ/ 566kcals

Fat

23.7g

Saturated Fat

3.3g

Carbohydrates

65.6g

Sugars

3.8g

Fibre

6.2g

Protein

19.5g

Salt

1.6g

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