Pasta with lemon and goats cheese

Recipes / Vegetarian

Wrap your fork around this gourmet pasta, made extra special with mature goats cheese.

Recipe «Pasta with lemon and goats cheese» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 400g spiral pasta, 2 tbsp olive oil, 3 garlic cloves, crushed, 1/4 tsp dried chilli flakes, Grated zest of 2 lemons , 1/3 cup lemon juice, 300g matured goat's cheese*, 4 cups wild rocket , 3 tbsp grated parmesan.

Ingredients:

  • 400g spiral pasta 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 1/4 tsp dried chilli flakes 
  • Grated zest of 2 lemons 
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice 
  • 300g matured goat's cheese* 
  • 4 cups wild rocket 
  • 3 tbsp grated parmesan 

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water until al dente. Meanwhile, heat oil in a deep frypan over medium heat. Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds. Add chilli, lemon zest and juice. Drain the pasta and add to frypan with 1/4 cup (125ml) cooking water. Toss, remove from heat and cover.
  2. Heat the grill to high. Cut the cheese into 4 rounds, place on a lightly greased baking tray and grill for 2-3 minutes until bubbling. Toss the parmesan and rocket with pasta and season. To serve, divide the pasta among 4 bowls and top each with a slice of grilled goat's cheese and freshly ground black pepper.