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Honey Grilled Zucchini & Goat’s Cheese Rigatoni

  • Easy

  • 50 mins

Experience the beauty of simplicity in this mouthwatering honey-grilled zucchini pasta recipe. Each ingredient is a hero in its own right, melding together with the pure flavour of Capilano Organic Raw & Unfiltered Honey to create a warm-weather dish you’ll never forget.

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  • Skill Level

    Easy

  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cooking Time

    40 mins

  • Servings

    4

Ingredients

Grilled zucchini 

  • 300g zucchini, sliced lengthwise (3mm thick)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 90g (3 tbsp) Capilano Organic Raw & Unfiltered Honey
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp basil, finely chopped
  • ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
  • Pinch of salt 

 

Pasta

  • 250g dried rigatoni pasta
  • 300g zucchini, grated
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 30g (1 tbsp) Capilano Pure Honey
  • ½ cup basil leaves, finely chopped
  • 1 lemon, zest only
  • 1 bunch asparagus, blanched and sliced diagonally
  • 1 cup fresh peas (or blanched frozen peas)
  • Salt & pepper
  • 100g goat’s cheese
  • ½ cup (65g) pine nuts, toasted
  • Extra basil leaves, for garnish
  1. Grilled zucchini: In a mixing bowl, whisk oil, honey, lemon juice, basil, chilli flakes and salt together. Set aside.
  2. Preheat a grill pan on medium heat. Add olive oil to coat. Grill zucchini slices until cooked through and slightly charred.
  3. Toss grilled zucchini through oil and honey mixture. Set aside.
  4. Pasta: Fill a large pot with water. Season well with salt and bring to a boil. Add rigatoni and cook until al dente (as per packet instructions). While rigatoni is cooking, prepare sauce.
  5. Add olive oil and garlic to a large pan over medium heat. Once garlic sizzles, add Capilano Pure Honey and cook for 1 minute.
  6. Add grated zucchini. Cook until liquid releases and zucchini softens.
  7. Add lemon zest and basil. Cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
  8. Once rigatoni is al dente, drain and reserve some cooking water in a jug.
  9. Return pasta sauce to stovetop over low heat.
  10. Add drained rigatoni, asparagus, and peas. Mix well.
  11. Add a small amount of reserved cooking water to the pan to create a sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  12. Plate rigatoni and top with grilled zucchini, pieces of goat’s cheese, toasted pine nuts, and fresh basil. Serve immediately.
  13. Storage instructions: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

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Organic Raw & Unfiltered Honey 400g Easy Squeeze Pouch

– Organic Raw & Unfiltered Honey –

Smooth, Sweet and Fragrant
Capilano Raw & Unfiltered Organic Honey is just as nature intended, with naturally occurring micronutrients, enzymes, pollen and fine particles.

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Perfectly pure, it’s delicious drizzled on fresh bread, cereal, tea, smoothies and yoghurt.

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This native eucalypt and ground flora honey has been hand harvested by Aussie beekeepers from hives located within a 5km organic foraging radius and carefully packed to organic specifications.

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  1. Grilled zucchini: In a mixing bowl, whisk oil, honey, lemon juice, basil, chilli flakes and salt together. Set aside.
  2. Preheat a grill pan on medium heat. Add olive oil to coat. Grill zucchini slices until cooked through and slightly charred.
  3. Toss grilled zucchini through oil and honey mixture. Set aside.
  4. Pasta: Fill a large pot with water. Season well with salt and bring to a boil. Add rigatoni and cook until al dente (as per packet instructions). While rigatoni is cooking, prepare sauce.
  5. Add olive oil and garlic to a large pan over medium heat. Once garlic sizzles, add Capilano Pure Honey and cook for 1 minute.
  6. Add grated zucchini. Cook until liquid releases and zucchini softens.
  7. Add lemon zest and basil. Cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
  8. Once rigatoni is al dente, drain and reserve some cooking water in a jug.
  9. Return pasta sauce to stovetop over low heat.
  10. Add drained rigatoni, asparagus, and peas. Mix well.
  11. Add a small amount of reserved cooking water to the pan to create a sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  12. Plate rigatoni and top with grilled zucchini, pieces of goat’s cheese, toasted pine nuts, and fresh basil. Serve immediately.
  13. Storage instructions: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
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