I just had the best home made dinner I’ve had in quite a while- Raw zucchini pasta with an almost raw sauce. What’s funny is that I hadn’t planned this meal at all, it just sort of happened, yet it turned out fabulous.
The best part is that I got to use my new AS SEEN ON TV Titan Julienne Blade – so random, but Isaac just so happened to buy me this last night at the grocery store. I’m not kidding. I promise I don’t stay home all day watching infomercials and buying things, even though we do have Snuggies (they were a gift) and now we have this.
Of course, my first thought when Isaac gave it to me was zucchini pasta and the stars were aligned because I had 2 zucchini squash sitting in the fridge. I julienned (is this a word?) them both tonight and then stood in the kitchen perplexed thinking of a sauce to make. Just as I was reaching down in our cabinets to grab some boring Classico I saw 2 jars of canned tomatoes from Isaac’s parents’ garden last summer.
My creativty was at an all time peak tonight for some reason- I grabbed the Vita and whipped up a tomato sauce on the fly.
Could Be Raw Tomato Sauce (serves 2)
- 3 large canned tomatoes (for raw pasta sauce use fresh tomatoes)
- 7 fresh basil leaves
- 1 small handful of fresh rosemary
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 cloves of fresh garlic
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
- SS (sea salt) & GP (group black pepper)
Place all ingredients in the blender and blend for all of about 10-20 seconds and ta-da… you have yourself some (Raw or Unraw) TASTY Tomato Sauce.
I served my sauce over the freshly julienned zucchini pasta:
I’m not trying to toot my own horn, but seriously this was DELICIOUS. It’s gotta be one of the best tomato sauces I’ve ever had and I loved the zucchini pasta. If you haven’t tried zucchini pasta I highly recommend it- you don’t need any expensive equipment- a simple peeler or grater will do the trick. I don’t think I’ll ever buy Shirtaki noddles again- who needs stinky noddles when you’ve got veggie noddles.
I went back for seconds then stopped eating half way through because I wanted to show off my sweet skills save some for Isaac to taste. He loved it as well and said I needed to make a big batch, which I totally plan on doing sometime very soon.
Brittany Mullins, HHC
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that sauce looks amazing! thanks for the recipe
Homemade tomato sauce intimidates me, but this post gives me courage!
Thanks for the recipe. That sauce sounds absolutely wonderful. And very easy.
i booked marked this page!!!! i look forward to making raw zucchini pasta when i get home!! im just confused about if i have to soak the noodles or what not ? so they are soft??
wow, that looks a lot like the pasta i made on sunday! it’s great with dehydrated mushrooms on there too
have a good day!
Great recipe!
That looks REALLY good!! Perfect for the summer!
WOW that zucchini “pasta” looks awesome, I’ve been wanting to try some! This just intensifies that fact! Looks great!!
I am long-time reader, first-time commenter. This looks GREAT! I also was curious about the raw zucchini pasta. I’d love to try it, but I’m a tad intimidated! Do I just cut it up and go, or soak it or do anything extra?
Thank you! Love your blog.
That sauce looks amazing, and sounds so simple! I have to try this out– thanks for the recipe! The zucchini noodles look great, too
WOW…that looks amazing….what a delish dinner!!! Way ta go raw (well, almost, heheheee)
Have a great day.
Best,
The Healthy Apple
http://www.thehealthyapple.wordpress.com
this looks so incredibly delish! do you need to soak the zucchini?
Just found your blog, very cool on the recipe. I was wondering how well that meal held you???
This looks great- though I would go with tomatoes whether I am going raw or cooked. Fresh is always best!
Thanks for the recipe! I always turn to canned tomato sauce but your homemade version looks so much better!
Oh that looks and sounds gorgeous! And please do toot your own horn – you have every reason to do so!
Issac has great intuition!
It looks delicious, I will try it and see if it tastes as good as it looks.
I emailed you!
I didn’t and they tasted soft enough for me. I guess you could though.
Often times I don’t post everything I eat.
I didn’t eat just that for dinner. I also had rosemary olive oil bread, almonds, and a kiwi. The meal held me over well though. I might have more of the pasta tonight and serve it with a salad that has some protein on it.
Aaahhh, ok – makes sense. Thanks:)
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