Lemon Screws
Ingredients
2⁄3 cup olive oil
2⁄3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated or shredded
1⁄2 cup fresh lemon juice
3⁄4 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pound dried rotini (or other small pasta)
1⁄3 cup fresh basil, chiffonade
1 tablespoon lemon zest
Instructions
1. In a large bowl, whisk the oil, Parmesan cheese, lemon juice, 3⁄4 teaspoon of salt and 1⁄2 teaspoon of pepper to blend. Set the lemon sauce aside. (You can also do this with an immersion blender.)
2. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Add the pasta to the lemon sauce, and toss with the basil and lemon zest. Season the pasta with more salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to bowls and serve.
Comments
This recipe is another from Giada De Laurentiis’s Everyday Italian. I’ve named it based on Lance’s exclamation of “Chicken and Screws!” when he came to the dinner table tonight. This is a great pasta dish, very simple to bring together, and has a robust lemon flavor.
Shown here with Chicken Piccata.
Everyday Italian