Linguine with Lemon

A very simple recipe - lemon (zest, juice, and two sliced lemons), olive oil, butter, and salt, with a bit of Parmigiano-Reggiano - tossed over linguine. Not surprisingly, this is a very sour dish. We added more salt and more pepper, then more cheese, trying to balance the lemon.

I think if this were prepared with half the number/size of lemon, it would be much better. My 16 yr old son, who prepared this dish, loved it. But then he is the type to eat lemons straight. For the rest of us, it felt unbalanced. Our compromise rating was a 3.