A perfect fresh pasta dish for summer, this zucchini spaghetti with tomato cream sauce is gluten-free, and raw vegan yet full of flavor and savory spices & herbs. It is light on digestion and will leave you feeling energetic. Vibrant tomatoes, fresh homegrown herbs, and zucchini make all the difference when it comes to the quality of flavor and texture. This raw spaghetti is so fresh it’s packed with living nutrients and is high in vitamins and minerals, which makes it much more nutritionally dense than regular pastas. You can even incorporate these ingredients into regular noodles for a closer match to a true pasta dish paired with this flavorful, fresh sauce.
Zucchini noodles are way too fun to make and to eat, and are filled with minerals like phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, folate, manganese, and copper–the list of nutrients goes on and on. Some of the main health benefits of zucchini are its anti-cancer, anti-inflammitory, and anti-microbial properties as well as being able to greatly improve bone health. It’s amazing how one long green veggie(or fruit/squash?) can do so much for health. Nature knows how to take care of you. (Also, zucchini squash is a super simple plant to grow in a garden or even on the side of a house!)
In order to actually make these fun noodles, you can slice them with a veggie peeler but the best tools for this job are this and this. It’s a life-changing tool ;)
Spaghetti with Tomato Cream Sauce
2015-08-23 09:43:40
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Ingredients
- 1 spiralized large zucchini, ends cut off
Sauce
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes or 2 large tomatoes
- 1/2 of a lime, juiced
- 1/2 cup sliced nectarines or mangoes
- 1 to 2 cloves of minced garlic
- 3 tbsp. sesame seeds or hemp seeds
- 6 fresh basil leaves or around 1/4 tsp. dried basil
- Optional salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- First, wash and chop zucchini then spiralize it into noodles. Set aside and prepare the sauce ingredients. Chop the tomatoes and add them to a high-speed blender or food processor and blend along with the lime juice and sliced fruit. Blend on medium to high until smooth. Now add the rest of the sauce ingredients into the blender and blend on low until seasonings are just incorporated into the sauce. Pour over noodles and let them absorb the moisture from the sauce. Serve and enjoy!
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