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Zucchini Pasta Recipe

Zucchini pasta recipe
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Delicious plant-based summer pasta with warm grilled peaches, tomatoes, vegan feta, pistachios, zucchini noodles, and whole-wheat pasta. This pasta has a simple citrus sauce of lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and chopped mint. 

  • Author: Erica
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: Pasta
  • Cuisine: Plant-based
  • Diet: Vegan

Ingredients

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  • 8 ounces of whole-wheat spaghetti pasta
  • 2-3 zucchinis
  • 2 ripe peaches, cut in half (pit removed)
  • 2 medium sized tomatoes, sliced
  • 1/4 cup of pistachios, roughly ground (smashed)
  • 1 cup of fresh mint leaves, finely chopped (or fresh sorrel leave)
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/2 cup of feta cheese
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Splash of olive oil

Instructions

  1. Prepare the whole wheat spaghetti according to the instructions on the package.
  2. Once the pasta is cooked add more water to the pot for blanching the zucchini noodles.
  3. Preheat the grill to 400°.
  4. Spiralize the zucchini using either a mandolin or a veggie spiralizer.
  5. Time for grilling the peaches. Coat the fleshy side of the peaches with olive oil using a basting brush, so that the peaches do not stick to the grill.
  6. Place peaches fleshy side down on the grill. Cook for about 2 minutes (or until there are grill marks) and flip over. Cook for another minute and then remove from the grill.
  7. Lastly cook the zucchini noodles. Add zucchini noodles to the pot of boiling water and cook for 2 minutes on high. Strain immediately.

To assemble

  1. For each serving, start with a bed of whole wheat spaghetti noodles.
  2. Add a quarter of the zucchini noodles.
  3. Then add a portion of the pistachios, mint leaves, peaches, and tomatoes.
  4. Pour a quarter of the lemon juice over everything and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with feta cheese. Salt and pepper to taste. Yum!

Notes

Gluten free option – easily make this gluten free by using a gluten free pasta or just zucchini noodles.

Vegan option – use vegan feta cheese

Find it online: https://bowlofyum.com/2020/07/zucchini-pasta-recipe/