yellow-green summer pasta

 

The summer is running to an end, but this pasta is a perfect help to enjoy the last summer days.  You can eat is warm as well as cold.

Ingredients (for 2 persons):

• 1 green zucchini
• 1 yellow zucchini
• 2 egg yolks
• 200 gr pancetta
• 50 gr parmezan, grated
• 250 gr penne
• fresh basil leaves
• pepper, salt

 

Directions:

• Slice the zucchini is pieces of the same size and shape as the penne.
• Heat oil in a pan and fry the pancetta.
• Put the pancetta aside and fry the zucchini.
• Boil the penne.
• Mix the egg yolks with the parmesan, pepper and salt.  Add a few tablespoons of the cooking water of the pasta to make the mixture consistent.
• Mix the penne, zucchini and pancetta in a large bowl.  Add the egg yolks and the basilicum.