A Family That Eats Together: Farmer's Market Pasta
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes that will please foodies and children alike.
As summer settles in and the bounties of vegetables fill the stands, I look for new ways incorporate these plump and juicy nuggets of goodness into dinner.
What I love about this recipe is how easy it is. For those of you with finicky eaters, it is easy to dress the pasta and leave all the veggies on the side for the kids. This way they can pick and choose which of their favorite veggies to eat. This pasta dish is flavorful and satisfying while being healthy and delicious.
Serves: 6
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 pound linguine
- 3 corn on the cob
- 4 baby zucchini, sliced lengthways
- 1 pint of cherry tomatoes - quartered
- 1 cup crumbled feta
- zest of 1 lemon
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil + extra for cooking
- sea salt
- white sugar
Directions
- To prepare the tomatoes, toss the tomatoes in a bowl with 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of salt. Set aside.
- There are 2 ways you can cook the corn. Grill it over medium heat until it is light brown, approximately 10 minutes total or boil a large pot of water, add 4 tablespoons of sugar and the corn. Turn off the water, cover the corn and let it steep for 12 minutes. Either way let the corn cool after it is cooked and then cut the corn off of the cob. Set aside.
- To cook the zucchini, drizzle oil over the zucchini and season with salt and pepper to your taste. Place the zucchini cut side down on a grill prepared for medium heat. Cook 4-5 minutes per side. Remove the zucchini, chop it and then place it aside.
- While you are cooking the corn and zucchini, prepare the pasta per the package instructions.
- To serve the pasta, toss the linguini with the tomatoes, corn, zucchini and feta. Grate the lemon zest over top. Drizzle the 1/2-cup of olive oil and the juice of one lemon over top. Toss all the ingredients again until well incorporated.
