Spaghetti al Melone {Giuliano Hazan?s Recipe from his Wonderful Book, Thirty Minute Pasta}

Thirty Minute Pasta by Giuliano Hazan

You are probably thinking why is there a melon in this pasta recipe- I say try this recipe especially when you have a dinner party!  Try to have your guests figure out what’s the prominent flavor in the sauce. I bet  your guests won’t be able to guess! According to Giuliano this recipe is a traditional Italian recipe from one of the worlds most magical & mystical city called, Venezia! I loved how the sweetness of the Cantaloupe blended in perfectly with heavy cream, tomato paste & lemon juice to form a fabulous pasta sauce. Here’s a video clip of Giuliano actually making this recipe.

Giuliano & Lael Hazan are one of my favorite people in the culinary world. I adore them.  Giuliano was recently featured in Cookstr as The Chef of the Day. Giuliano spent most of his childhood in Italy, where his lovely mother,  Marcella Hazan ran a cooking school in Bologna, Italy.In 2000, Giuliano and Lael  along with partner, Marilisa Allegrini of the Allegrini Winery in Valpolicella,  inaugurated a cooking school of their own called Cooking with Giuliano Hazan in Italy at Villa Giona, a restored Renaissance villa outside Verona. The team offer classes every fall and spring.  My dream is to attend the Hazan’s cooking school in Italy one day — *sigh*

I absolutely love Giuliano’s wonderful book, Thirty Minute Pasta. 100 of the most scrumptious yet easy pasta recipes help you prepare a healthy & nutritious homemade meal for your family in thirty minutes.

Giuliano remembers having this Pasta al Melone as a child in Venice with his parents. It’s flavor is rich and almost tangy and not as sweet as one might think. Once its cooked, the melon is mostly unrecognizable, and it’s fun seeing people guess the sauce’s secret ingredient!