Hands garnishing plates of spaghetti with clams

summer

Clams lemon pasta

Mediterranean, Vegetarian

Nutrition

Energy

256

Protein

22 g

Carbs

96 g

Fat

12 g

intro

If you’ve been looking for a recipe for lemon pasta recipe without heavy cream, this is one of the best to try. Pasta al limone doesn’t need any cream because it’s naturally because this lemon cream sauce is created from the starch. You only need a handful of ingredients to make it.

four lemons on a cutting board next to a knife

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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

Cook the pasta until al dente, then reserve 120 ml of pasta water.

Warm olive oil in a skillet and gently cook the garlic.

Add pasta, lemon zest, lemon juice, parmesan, and a splash of pasta water.

Toss until glossy, season to taste, and serve immediately.

STYLING Note

The Flora Limón Bowl by Bordallo Pinheiro is one of those pieces that instantly transforms a table: cheerful, bright and with a beautiful floral relief that you can feel as soon as you hold it in your hand. Perfect for serving snacks, desserts or small side dishes, it also adds a very special decorative touch thanks to its shiny lemon yellow finish. This collection will pair nicely as a side salad bowl on your table.

Recipe Note

Naturally occurring sulfur in the garlic interacts with those enzymes, occasionally turning it slightly green or blue. Sometimes the color change happens, sometimes it doesn’t. Shifts in temperature, pH, and the age of the garlic can also come into play, so heating it or mixing it with acid like a lot of lemon juice might have some affect. It’s completely safe to eat it it’s just a reaction it has to the acidic component added to it.

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