Ingredients:
For the Marinara Sauce
100 ml tomato puree
4 large tomatoes, deseeded
½
cup basil leaves
4 cloves garlic
2 tbsps honey
½ tsp salt
100 gms cherry tomatoes
3 tbsps olive oil
1 tsp onion, diced fine
2 tbsps fresh oregano
1 ½ tsp thyme
½ tsp lemon juice
½ tsp fresh black pepper
Vegetable Pasta
2 yellow zucchini, sliced paper thin
2 green zucchini, sliced paper thin (both should be sliced like tagliatelle pasta)
2 tbsps soy sauce
2 ½ flakes garlic, crushed
2 tbsps olive oil
½ cup basil, cut fine
dash of salt
2 tbsp olive oil, ¼ cup minced onion
Method:
For the pasta:
Toss all the pasta ingredients together and allow to marinate in a refrigerator.
For Marinara Sauce:
Blend all the ingredients together and refrigerate.
To Serve:
Toss the vegetable pasta with the marinara sauce. Serve cold.
Since this dish uses most ingredients in their raw form, it is extremely healthy and high in fibre. There are no carbs as the vegetables replace the pasta. The olive oil quantity can be reduced to bring down the calorie count if one wishes.
The writer is
a food stylist