Zucchini Bacon Pasta - Serving Dumplings

Ingredients

• 4 cups pasta
• 2 cups bacon slices, cut into thin strips
• 2 zucchinis or summer squash
• 4 garlic cloves (minced)
• 1 shallot (thinly sliced)
• olive oil
• salt
• black pepper
• 1 tsp chili flakes
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 bunch basil (we use only the leaves)
• 4 tbsp seeds: a mixture of sunflower seeds + pumpkin seeds + black sesame + pine nuts
• grated parmesan (for serving)