This raw, creamy pasta dish uses thinly-shredded squash and zucchini instead of grain-based pasta. It is amazingly delicious – and as a pasta-lover, I was happily surprised by how much I loved it!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED (serves 4):
- 1 organic zucchini
- 1 organic yellow squash
- 2 large organic tomatoes
- 1 organic avocado
- 1/4 cup raw, organic cashews
- 1 Tbs Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 Tbs Nutritional Yeast
- 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives
- pine nuts for garnish
DIRECTIONS:
- Using a vegetable peeler, shred the zucchini & squash very thinly (using almost no pressure).
- In a blender, combine the avocado, tomato, and cashews. Add in the Italian seasoning, salt and Nutritional Yeast.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the “pasta”, top with olives and pine nuts, and serve at room temperature.
You could try using zucchini in lieu of the avocado. Maybe throw a couple of macadamia nuts in there, too.
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I made this. Twice. It’s AWESOME. Thanks for the recipe!
Sounds so yummy! But do you have any suggestions for making this without avocado? Allergic, sadly
Yum. I am en route to buy olives so I can have this for dinner tonight! Thanks
Great recipe. So easy. So yummy looking. Def. a keeper.
OH. MY. GOD.
I am trying this TOMORROW with that lonely avocado I haven’t been inspired to do anything with, AND some of the squash that’s taking over my garden… would a spiral slicer work just as well? (I have one and have used it, what, maybe twice?)
I am so totally gonna try this. Made vegan pesto over zucchini noodles last week–can’t get enough healthy pasta! Thank you!
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All your recipes lately are great for those of us who do not have access to air conditioning. Thanks for that.
This just might have to be my go-to, no-fuss prep raw dish.
Nice concepts, excellent presentation, kewl photo…
Tks for posting! Mark
Leah! A fellow avocado allergic!
Did you receive any replies to this question? I have the same problem.