Lemon Fresh Spaghetti with Garden Sauce & Pumpkin Flowers
By: Lady Catherine ...
Published: Monday, July 14, 2014 - 7:21pm

Ingredients




7 cloves of garlic – chopped
2 vine ripe tomatoes – diced
1 zucchini – sliced
2 dozen pumpkin flowers
½ lemon – sliced with skin
Fresh basil leaves
Canola oil – for frying
Olive oil
Fresh Romano cheese – sliced
1 egg plus a splash of water
1 - 2 cups flour
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. black pepper
½ tsp. red pepper flakes
1 lb. of your favorite pasta

Preparation

1 For the Zucchini 2 Heat a large cast iron frying pan with a ¼ inch of canola oil; add the zucchini slices and fry until golden. Do not over crowd the pan. Place the slices on a plate prepared with a paper towel to absorb the excess oil. 3 For the Pumpkin Flowers 4 Rinse the flowers with cold water in a colander. Gently pat the flowers dry. 5 Place the flour in a shallow bowl; in another shallow bowl beat the egg with a splash of water. Dip the flowers first in the flour; then the egg-wash and again in the flour. 6 Heat the frying pan with a ¼ inch of canola oil and place the prepared flowers in the heated oil. Do not over crowd the pan. Fry until slightly golden; then place the flowers on a plate prepared with a paper towel. 7 Wipe any crumbs from the frying pan. Heat a frying pan with two or three tablespoons of olive oil. 8 Add the tomatoes, garlic and lemon slices. Sauté the tomatoes on a medium heat until the tomatoes are soft and a sauce like consistency; add the seasonings to taste and the fresh basil. 9 Prepare the pasta as the sauce cooks. 10 Place the pasta in the sauce and toss. 11 Plate the pasta; garnish with the fried zucchini and the fried flowers. Finish the dish with dashes of red pepper flakes; a drizzle of olive oil and fresh Romano cheese shavings.