Saturday night dinner (Raw Pasta Marinara)

[heabrook]

My husband and I made this for dinner Saturday night. It was a lot of fun. He used the spiral slicer (purchased from alissa's store) for the zucchini and I made the marinara sauce.

Here is the recipe.. we learned about it from a raw class that we went to.
Zucchini Marinara

Put 2-3 Zucchinis in a spiralizer (you can use a food processor, it just won't be stringy like spaghetti)

Sauce: Process in food processor
1 large tomato (or several small)
1 Cup of Dried Tomato
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning (basil, oregano, cilantro, parsley, etc)
2 Tbs. Olive Oil
1 Tbs. Lemon Juice
1 tsp. Celtic salt
1/8 tsp. Asafoetida (be sure to not use more, for it is very strong tasting)


Also I made a dressing to go with our salad..
Avocado Basil Dressing

1 Cup of Water
2 Tbs. Olive Oil
1 Avocado
2 Tbs. Lemon Juice
2 Sprigs Fresh Basil Leaf
1 tsp. Celtic salt (large granules)

Picture...
http://www.naturesgreat.com/store/files/images/small/rawPasta.jpg

[Rawkinlocs]

Looks good!!

But what is Asafoetida and what kinda of flavor does it lend to the recipe?

[heabrook]

Looks good!!

But what is Asafoetida and what kinda of flavor does it lend to the recipe?

The full name is Asafoetida Hing. It is a plant related to fennel. The plant does produce flowers, but the asafoetida hing is extracted from the root and stem. If you smell it, it is very strong.. it smells like a combination of garlic & onion, which is exactly the type of flavor that it adds to the recipe but very subtly (if you use a small amount, as in the recipe). Of course, you could use raw garlic and onion. The recipe that I got from the raw class used Asafoetida hing, which I happened to have in my collection so I used it.

It is dried and ground to a white powder.

[lily]

I agree, it looks great and funnily enough is what I'm making for supper tonight, too!

Asafoetida has an onion-y flavour, doesn't it? I believe it's used in Indian cookery when onions cannot be used for religious reasons. A little garlic added to the mixture would have much the same effect, I think...

lily

[MangoMommy]

Wow..I made the same thing on Sat. night too!! A great meal!!

[heabrook]

Wow..I made the same thing on Sat. night too!! A great meal!!

That's a very interesting coincidence! :D

It is versatile too.. you could mix yellow squash and zucchini (even carrots) as the pasta.