Zucchini Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce, poached egg

By dyannucci

Chandon recipe
Serves 4 Pinot Meunier or Reserve Blanc de Blancs

Ingredients

• 4 medium zucchini
• 1 1/2 pints cherry tomatoes
• 1/3 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped, plus more for serving
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• Pinch of crushed red pepper
• 1/4-1/2 pound spaghetti
• 1/3 cup kalamata olives, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 4 eggs
• 4 ounces freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts

Preparation

Step 1

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
If you have a spiralizer, cut the zucchini into noodles using a
spiralizer. Alternatively, use a vegetable peeler and shave the
zucchini into noodles. Stop when you reach the seedy middle and reserve that for another use. Set the noodles aside.

Chop 1 pint of the cherry tomatoes and put in a medium bowl. Chop the sun-dried tomatoes coarse, reserving the oil. Add the tomatoes
and oil to the bowl with the cherry tomatoes, Add the lemon juice, basil, garlic and crushed red pepper. Season with salt and pepper to
your liking, Set aside and let sit at least 10 minutes. This is tomato sauce.

Once the water is boiling, add the pasta and cook according to package directions.
Fill a large non-stick skillet with water, Add a scoop of salt and bring to a boil. Keep boiling at a low simmer. Crack the eggs into a small
bowl, being careful not to break the yokes.

Drain the pasta. Place pasta in large bowl or large skillet. Add the zucchini, olive oil, olives, salt and pepper,

Add the eggs to the skillet of boiling water and cook for two minutes,
Divide the pasta among 4 shallow bowls.

Top each bowl with a spoonful of the tomato sauce and 1 poached egg. Sprinkle with parmesan
and toasted pine nuts. Break the poach egg and serve,