1- Boil 2 liters of salted water and when boiling, add your shell pasta, lower the heat slightly, cook for 11 minutes.
2- In a large pan pour your olive oil and when it is hot, sauté your prawns 2 minutes on each side. Remove them leaving the juice in the pan.
3- Put your pan back on the heat and sauté your zucchini cubes for 2 minutes, salt and pepper with Cayenne or Espelette then add your tomato cubes and black olive cubes, and chopped garlic, sauté just once and set aside.
4- Shell your prawn tails quickly while keeping 4 heads for presentation then put them in your pan with the vegetables.
5- Put your pan back on the heat, drain your shell pasta and pour it into your pan to mix with all the ingredients, correct the seasoning.
6- In a small tall ring on very hot plates, arrange your gourmet pasta and decorate with a prawn head.
A very simple and quick dish to prepare.
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