Spaghetti Squash Question

[honeybee joy]

I bought an spaghetti squash. I was wanting to know if anyone knew how to get the spaghetti squash out without cooking it? Would I have to dehydrate? Should I just run it thru the spiral slicer?

Thanks!

[lavendarJ]

Maybe the spirooli...... I always just use the zucchini squash and make my spaghetti that way. Is the spaghetti squash different in texture?

[Veganforlife]

lavendarJ - yes. Spaghetti squash is totally different. When you cook it, it takes on the form of spaghetti; stringy and you scrape it out and it really resembles noodles. It is very hard when uncooked.
honeybee joy - I would say experiment with it. See if you CAN scrape out those "noodles" I haven't bought one since going raw.

[exurb]

go here honeybee, pictures and directions

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10071&highlight=spaghetti+squash

[honeybee joy]

Thanks for all the advice. I will try it out. Will let everyone know how it turns out.

[exurb]

joy, it doesn't taste that amazing raw, so I would say either make an amazingly flavored sauce for it, or experiment with marinating, wilting, dehydrating.

[honeybee joy]

Thanks exurb. I might make it, combine it w/ Alissa's sauce, and dehydrate. I could also coat it in olive oil and dehydrate for awhile as well.

I will experement and let you know the results.

[rawfigure]

honeybee....spagetti squash is my favorite (I do not like other raw squash for spagetti). I cut the spagetti squash in half (aloso done a smaller whole one and then cut ) and then put in the dehydrator for hours....that warms it and makes it easier remove the spagetti. The warm to your desired temp, eat w/ any sauce you like..yum.

[honeybee joy]

honeybee....spagetti squash is my favorite (I do not like other raw squash for spagetti). I cut the spagetti squash in half (aloso done a smaller whole one and then cut ) and then put in the dehydrator for hours....that warms it and makes it easier remove the spagetti. The warm to your desired temp, eat w/ any sauce you like..yum.

How long did you dehydrate it?

[rawfigure]

gosh honey I never timed it and it has been awhile...but last time I recall putting in early afternoon, whole, to get it warm as it is easier to cut in half (that may have been an hour...) then I kept it in 105 ish all afternoon and it was warm for dinnertime. You can tell by touch and running the fork on it to see how it is doing.

[honeybee joy]

Thanks rawfigure...didn't try it your way this time.....will next time.

Half of it was rotten...and I was kinda in a hurry...so I just scraped it out with a fork in it un-dehydrated form. It looked more like hashrowns...them put alissa's sauce on it and dehydrated it for 30 mins. Have to say that I love the way it tastes raw...it is like the buttery taste is not cooked out of it.

Thank you all for your ideas and support! I do want to try it the deydrated way next time!