Saffron Pasta
Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world, but luckily you only need very little. Simmering the sauce for a total of 25 minutes allows the taste to fully develop.
Ingredients
4-5 servings
500 g
400 g
1-2
1-2
100 g
Tagliatelle or other pasta
Tomatoes canned
Zucchini
Bell pepper
Walnuts or pine nuts
a few threads
400 ml
1
1
2 cloves
Saffron
Coconut milk
Lemon zest
Onion yellow
Garlic
Saffron
Prep
5 min
- Dice onion and mince garlic
- + Cut zucchini into quartered slices (while sauce simmers)
- + Cut bell pepper into thin strips (while sauce simmers)
Cook
30 min
Sauté onion
medium/high heat ~3 min
Add tomatoes and garlic
Add saffron by rubbing the threads between your fingers before adding to the sauce
simmer on low heat ~15 min
Cook pasta
~10 min
Add coconut milk, zucchini, bell pepper and lemon zest
simmer ~10 min
Make it a dinner party
- Garnish with fresh basil leaves
- Replace walnuts with toasted pine nuts