Calamari, zucchini and ricotta

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(Recipe ID: 8)

Serves 4-6

Preparation time: 25 minutes; Cook time: 40 minutes

Source: Vito De Carolis

"Calamari" pasta, zucchini and ricotta cheese, one of Vito's finest!

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1 pound Fresh small zucchinis
14 ounce Fresh ricotta cheese
1 pound Calamari pasta *
The Calamari is best because it knows how to hold the sauce!
2 cloves Fresh Garlic
Fresh Pepperoncino chilli peppers to taste *
1 Tablespoon Fresh parsley, chopped
6 Tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil *
Grated Parmesan cheese to taste
1 Tablespoon Milk
2 ounces Course salt for cooking the pasta *
2 pinches Fine sea salt for seasoning the zucchini *

Wash the zucchinis and cut them length wise into quarters then cut the quartered pieces into 1 inch lengths. You may have to cut the zucchini into finer strips, keep the length and width in proportion.
Bring 1.5 gallon of water to a boil, salt the water (2 ounces of salt for 1.5 gallon of water) add the pasta and bring back to a boil. Lower the flame and cook the pasta until it is “al dente”, (13 to 15 minutes.) Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon.
While pasta cooks, put the zucchinis in a large frying pan with 5 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil “Vantera”, two sliced cloves of garlic and the chillies cut into small pieces, cook for about 15 minutes.
Stir ricotta cheese and milk with a whisk until smooth.
When pasta is cooked, drain it and put it in the frying pan with the zucchinis, add 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil “Vantera”, the ricotta cream, 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley and the parmesan cheese.
Stir and serve.

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