Showing posts with label zucchini. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zucchini. Show all posts

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Flavorful Fat-free Parsley-Tomato Pasta!

Yumm. I've got a super simple, intensely flavored, awesome low fat raw vegan pasta recipe, and I'm gonna share it with you!

This salt free, fat free, raw recipe is soo good, you've gotta try it!

Introducing, cucumber noodlies with tomato-parsley sauce!

Ingredients:

  • Noodlies: (I just love that word. Say it: "Noodlies." Hehehehehehe.)
    • 3 Cucumbers
      • You could probably use zucchini as well if you like it; I don't. I do think the cucumber noodles give a lovely freshness to the dish.
  • Dressing:

    • ⅓ c sun-dried tomatoes
    • ½ c parsely
    • ½ c water
    • ⅛ onion (or, preferably, use chives or scallions for a fresher tasting, less mucous-forming option!)
    • 1Tbsp lemon juice

  • Optional, but yummy:
    • avocado chunks
    • dried apricot slices
Spiralize, julienne, or use a veggie peeler to make noodles out of cucumber.

Blend parsley & water until smooth. Add rest of ingredients and blend until smooth.

Pour sauce over cucumber s'gettis and enjoy!

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Fresh, Creamy, Noodle-Like Goodness

There's another recipe I want to share. This stuff's delicious, and so simple - I make it all the time.

As always with fruitarian recipes, there are only a few delicious, wholesome ingredients! Here's what you'll need:
  • 1 Cucumber
  • 1 Tomato
  • 1/2 Avocado
  • A squeeze of Lemon Juice
Preparation is pretty simple as well:

For the cucumber:
I simply slice it with a julienner, to get nice, perfect sized little cucumber noodles. You could also use a veggie slicer or mandolin, and then the noodles yourself the long way, with a knife.
Note: For a different, more gourmet, thick, and filling (less fresh and light) version, try zucchini in place of cucumber. Prepare same way.
OR make the recipe with raw spaghetti squash. Again it's a different flavor and texture, but still delicious.

Tomato:
Just dice it.
Sundried tomatoes are also good, especially with the zucchini - it adds to the gourmet flavor, I think.

Avocado:
Cut it in half, remove skin, mash it up. Add lemon juice, optional pinch of salt (and other spices if you want) and any other spices you may want to add (I sometimes throw in some chili pepper - It adds to the zucchini, or spaghetti squash version quite nicely).

Assembly:
Just toss everything together in a bowl, mix it up, and enjoy!

Easy, quick, and soo yummy!