Lemon and ricotta pasta
Portions: 2
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 250 g Gemelli pasta
- Zest of two lemons
- Juice of one lemon
- 250 ml (1 cup) Ricotta cheese
- 250 ml (1 cup) Parmesan cheese
- 30 ml (2 tbsp.) Olive Oil Laurent Dagenais x La Belle Excuse
- A few leaves of watercress or arugula, for garnish
- 30 ml (2 tbsp.) pine nuts, for garnish
Steps
- Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Add pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes or according to cooking instructions. Before draining, save about 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.
- In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, lemon zest, lemon juice, Parmesan cheese and olive oil. Mix well. Add about 1/2 cup pasta cooking water. Mix well.
- Return pasta to saucepan and add ricotta mixture. Mix well. Add a little more pasta cooking water, if desired.
- Serve and garnish with more Parmesan cheese, lemon zest, watercress or arugula and pine nuts.