katchmoleen
10-07-2009, 10:07 AM
I had this for supper last night and OH MY it was SO good. I forgot to do the parmesan (I use the one from Frugal Raw) but that would have been even better. I also used regular old button mushrooms. And even though I have a spiral cutter, I have decided I like noodles made with a plain old peeler even better. The texture is much more noodle like, no crispiness at all. I put it in the dehydrater while I was gone to dd's volleyball game and we ate it when we got back.
Spinach & Cream Pasta Casserole
Serves 4
Pasta
2 or 3 zucchinis, peeled
Make linguine size pasta with the help of a spiral slicer. (Although any type/size should work good too.)
Sauce
1 cup cashews and/or macadamias
1/2 to 3/4 cup water (til desired thickness)
1 garlic clove
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tsp salt
Grind nuts until fine then add other ingredients and blend until smooth.
Marinated Spinach
2 cups spinach, thinly sliced
1/2 tbs olive oil
1/2 tbs oregano
1/8 tsp salt
Place all ingredients in a bowl and massage to wilt the spinach.
Marinated Criminis
2 cups crimini mushrooms, sliced
1 part olive oil
1 part tamari
1 tsp dried tarragon
Toss mushrooms and let marinate for at least 1 hr.
Pine Nut Parmesan
1/2 cup macadamias
1/2 cup cashews
2 Tbs pine nuts
1 Tbs lemon juice
1Tbs flax meal
1 clove crushed garlic
1Tbs nutritional yeast
1/2 tsp salt
First process macadamias and cashews until ground. Then add the rest of the ingredients and process until well mixed. You don’t want to overprocess the pine nuts as they release a lot of oil.
Assembly
Toss the noodles with the sauce. Gently fold in the spinach and 3/4 of the marinated mushrooms (save the rest for garnish).
Place mixture in a dish.
Sprinkle with Pine Nut Parmesan.
Top with remaining mushrooms.
Dehydrate at 110 degrees for 1 hour (optional)
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Spinach & Cream Pasta Casserole
Serves 4
Pasta
2 or 3 zucchinis, peeled
Make linguine size pasta with the help of a spiral slicer. (Although any type/size should work good too.)
Sauce
1 cup cashews and/or macadamias
1/2 to 3/4 cup water (til desired thickness)
1 garlic clove
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tsp salt
Grind nuts until fine then add other ingredients and blend until smooth.
Marinated Spinach
2 cups spinach, thinly sliced
1/2 tbs olive oil
1/2 tbs oregano
1/8 tsp salt
Place all ingredients in a bowl and massage to wilt the spinach.
Marinated Criminis
2 cups crimini mushrooms, sliced
1 part olive oil
1 part tamari
1 tsp dried tarragon
Toss mushrooms and let marinate for at least 1 hr.
Pine Nut Parmesan
1/2 cup macadamias
1/2 cup cashews
2 Tbs pine nuts
1 Tbs lemon juice
1Tbs flax meal
1 clove crushed garlic
1Tbs nutritional yeast
1/2 tsp salt
First process macadamias and cashews until ground. Then add the rest of the ingredients and process until well mixed. You don’t want to overprocess the pine nuts as they release a lot of oil.
Assembly
Toss the noodles with the sauce. Gently fold in the spinach and 3/4 of the marinated mushrooms (save the rest for garnish).
Place mixture in a dish.
Sprinkle with Pine Nut Parmesan.
Top with remaining mushrooms.
Dehydrate at 110 degrees for 1 hour (optional)
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