Pasta With Lemon And Basil

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb pasta
• 3 meyer lemons, zest of (or 2 regular lemons)
• 3 meyer lemons, juice of (or 2 regular lemons)
• 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 small bunch basil, cut in chiffonade

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in salted boiling water until al dente. reserve 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water before draining.
• 2 in a serving bowl, whisk together lemon zest, lemon juice, parmesan cheese, olive oil, salt and pepper. it should form a loose emulsion.
• 3 add pasta and basil to bowl and toss to combine. add reserved pasta water, a tablespoon at a time, until the sauce has the consistency you desire. serve with more grated parmesan.