Spaghetti with Zucchini Flowers, Zucchini and Breadcrumbs

Name: Spaghetti with Zucchini, Zucchini Flowers and Breadcrumbs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 small zucchini, halved and cut into thin rounds; 1 large shallot, minced; 20 zucchini flowers (roughly), stemmed and washed, rough-chopped; 1/2 pound spaghetti; 1/2 cup toasted, unseasoned breadcrumbs; Pecorino Romano, to taste; 1/4 cup olive oil for sauté + more for anointing (if desired)

In Fun with Zucchini Flowers, Part 2, our contributor shares another recipe for zucchini flowers that makes for a perfect summer pasta.

By Chiara Montalto Giannini

9:00 AM EDT on September 11, 2023

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Spaghetti with Zucchini Flowers and Breadcrumbs — Spaghetti with Zucchini, Zucchini Flowers and Breadcrumbs

In the first in our series in our using zucchini flowers, I shared the method learned from my grandmother of frying the flowers. But there's so many more uses of this summer staple. Here, I will share a recipe that uses not just the zucchini flowers but also the zucchini itself for a seasonal spaghetti dish enhanced by toasted breadcrumbs and aromatics.

Buon appetito!

NOTE: I am neither a recipe person nor a trained chef. I don't measure precisely; I go by eye. I believe wholeheartedly in spending time in the kitchen with grandmothers, aunts, family cooks, and friends, those who have been cooking for decades, who go by eye, and who just know.