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Pasta limone

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Ingredients
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  • 1 tbsp rock salt
  • pasta
Put a tablespoon of rock salt in boiling water and boil the pasta two to three minutes less than the 12 minutes on the packet, since the last two minutes happen in the pan.
Pasta al limone
Put about four tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in the pan, or butter.
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • lemon zest
Add the lemon zest and half a glass of lemon juice.
  • lemon juice
  • mint
Break in some mint.
Add the zested lemons themselves to the pan for extra flavour.
  • lemon
  • pasta water
Add the pasta and pasta water and finish cooking it in the pan; lift out the lemons.
  • pecorino cheese
Add fresh zest from another lemon, more mint and the rest of the lemon juice, then take the pan off the heat.
Finishing the lemon pasta
Add the pecorino cheese to make it creamy, plate, and top with fresh mint.