What to replace pasta?

[Noix_coco]

Hello
After 1 month of raw food now I miss the Italian pasta. What can I do to replace them? Don't talk to me about zucchini pasta, it looks the same but it doesn't taste the same AT ALL!:D

[Ariannah]

I'm afraid you are not going to find a pasta that has the taste and feel of the grain pastas.

People use turnip, carrot, zucchini (like you already know anyway), or other squash. As my body adjusted to raw, my taste buds adjusted and I didn't miss the taste or texture of pasta. I actually started to prefer the zucchini angel hair dressed with a tomato or creamy dressing.

Most "pasta" is about the sauce anyway. Have you tried any of Alissa's delicious sauces? They *make* the dish!

[shine72]

I second Ariannah. I have been craving the same thing, and no, zucchini is not the same. However, I am noticing the further I go down my raw road, the more my tastebuds are changing, even if it is little by little. So hang in there. And Alissa's sauces are YUMMY!

Sunshine :D

[SparklePlenty]

Try warming the zucchini pasta and sauce in your dehydrator, or on the stove to just 'finger warm'. that helps, esp when you are making your transition to raw.

:)

[rawOrchid]

.... just a suggestion...

but you could always try marinating your "zucchini pasta" with celtic sea salt, then some lemon juice and olive oil... I add some strips of dino kale to my pasta and massage the leaves with the rest of the marinade...

Along with the sauce, this is quite enjoyable!

[blacktulip]

I love summer squash pasta, but sometimes i crave something else too, with a more hearty-pastaish taste and i have discovered that butternut squash fills that craving wonderfully. Here's what I do and highly recommend- find ones with the longest neck possible and cut the neck off (so you don't have the seeds inside) peel it and cut into two or three chunks (small enough to fit inside the spiralizer if you have one) and make into angel hair like threads. Then let these marinate in lemon juice (to reduce the starchiness), olive oil, a bit of water, celtic sea salt, and italian seasoning (or whatever seasoning you'd like) for a few hours or overnight. I don't dehydrate these but you can to make al dente pasta.
toss with tomatoes, olives, any other seasonings, or pesto, anything to fill your pasta cravings.
i hope this tastes good and it's great in the winter, as i believe we should eat what's in season for the most part and our bodies naturally seem to crave the local and seasonal things.
in fact, i'm having this meal tonight with dehydrated jicama garlic bread. . . i can't wait!

[Crisyn]

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in fact, i'm having this meal tonight with dehydrated jicama garlic bread. . . i can't wait!

Um, YUM! Can you share the details of this, please?

[blacktulip]

sure. . . it's based loosely on juliano's recipe, but i like mine better!!! i slice jicama thinly and lay on dehydrator trays. . . spreading on top a mixture of: (sorry i do everything to taste so there's no real measurement)
sunflower seeds and golden flax seeds with a generous pinch of celtic sea salt ground to a fine meal in a coffee or spice grinder
nutritional yeast and fresh squeezed lemon juice to taste
1-2 cloves minced garlic (depends how garlicky you like it!)
a handful of fresh or dried parsley
mix this with olive oil and some water (to thin it a bit) and spread over jicama slices, dehydrate until desired texture- i like it to be mostly crunchy with a little moisture inside, just like the garlic bread i remember my mum making!

good luck and enjoy!!

[Crisyn]

That sounds wonderful, thanks for posting.
Now I'm off to find some jicama - it's only available sometimes in my area....:confused:

[Beckla]

Ooohers! I have a big ol jicama at home and a new slicer on the way. Can't wait to try this. Thanks!

[tvillemom]

Wait!!!! I'm confused about the garlic bread! Do you make a "paste" out of the seed/olive oil/water/garlic mixture all together and then spread it out over the jicama slices??? Thanks
Wendi

[kailaniece]

You know I had my doubts about the zuchinni pasta too, but I tried making alissa's angel hiar marinara and I couldn't stop eating it. I felt like I was eating cold pasta. Maybe my taste buds have adapted already to the taste of raw stuff, but hey when is it ever ok to eat a big plate of pasta excepts wihen it's all veggies :-) Try it, it's simple and satisfyin'

[Noix_coco]

Thanks for your replies. I just had Alissa's book this morning (my god, it's heavy!) and I will start eating something different from salads and fruits in about 2 weeks, time to move and buy a food processor!

Sigh...no more Italian pasta...Time to get used to it...

[SmilingRawDancer]

Dehydrating the zucchini untill a bit firmer would make it more appealing to me!
I think I'll spiral slice, then dehydrate! Thanks for the idea!

[Dimond]

I use to eat pasta every day & love zucchini pasta. Though I also had cut it out of my diet way before raw since it's so unhealthy.

[RawVee]

I wonder if it would be possible to make a pasta out of a bread recipe, just altered a bit? dehydrate it till it's chewy, add sauce...

Hmmm. Time to experiment.

:)