Lemon Spaghetti / Spaghetti al Limone

Amalfi is a southern Italian coastal town, famous for its lemon production. Spaghetti al limone is not at all as sour as it sounds, it's a refreshing pasta dish perfect for summer days.

Recipe By: cookbuzz (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/454)
Serves 1 Prep: 2 min Cook: 12 min

Ingredients

Extra virgin olive oil 3 tbsp
Lemon 1/2
Parmigiano reggiano 40g
Black pepper 2 pinches
Basil leaves 5-6
Parmigiano reggiano as much as you like
Lemon zest as much as you like
Salt (for spaghetti) as requested
Spaghetti 100-120g

Method

1
Start to cook the spaghetti. Add about 1 to 1.5% salt of the amount of hot water (use about 10-15g salt per litre hot water).
2
Put 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and the lemon juice into a bowl and whisk well.
3
Grate in the parmigiano reggiano, add the black pepper and 1 more tbsp olive oil and whisk well again.
4
Add the cooked spaghetti into the bowl with 3-4 tbsp of the pasta water. Tear in the basil leaves and mix well for 1 minute.
5
Transfer to a serving dish. Grate more parmigiano reggiano if you like and some lemon zest. Enjoy a lovely summery breeze of Amalfi!

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Lemon Spaghetti / Spaghetti al Limone

Amalfi is a southern Italian coastal town, famous for its lemon production. Spaghetti al limone is not at all as sour as it sounds, it's a refreshing pasta dish perfect for summer days.

Recipe By: cookbuzz (https://cookbuzz.com/kitchen/454)

Serves 1

Prep: 2 min

Cook: 12 min

Ingredients

Extra virgin olive oil 3 tbsp
Lemon 1/2
Parmigiano reggiano 40g
Black pepper 2 pinches
Basil leaves 5-6
Parmigiano reggiano as much as you like
Lemon zest as much as you like
Salt (for spaghetti) as requested
Spaghetti 100-120g

Lemon Spaghetti / Spaghetti al Limone

Recipe ID :2685 Posted on 23 JUN 2017

Serves 1

Prep 2min
Cook 12min
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Amalfi is a southern Italian coastal town, famous for its lemon production. Spaghetti al limone is not at all as sour as it sounds, it's a refreshing pasta dish perfect for summer days.

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3 tbsp
1/2
40g
2 pinches
5-6
as much as you like
as much as you like
as requested
100-120g

Method

Prep
2min
Cook
12min
1
Start to cook the spaghetti. Add about 1 to 1.5% salt of the amount of hot water (use about 10-15g salt per litre hot water).
2
Put 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and the lemon juice into a bowl and whisk well.
3
Grate in the parmigiano reggiano, add the black pepper and 1 more tbsp olive oil and whisk well again.
4
Add the cooked spaghetti into the bowl with 3-4 tbsp of the pasta water. Tear in the basil leaves and mix well for 1 minute.
5
Transfer to a serving dish. Grate more parmigiano reggiano if you like and some lemon zest. Enjoy a lovely summery breeze of Amalfi!
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