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Zucchini pasta<br />

with a fresh<br />

tomato sauce<br />

JaCquELINE doNaLdSoN — VEGIE aTLaS<br />

WWW.VEGGIEaTLaS.CoM<br />

Ingredients<br />

2 medium sized zucchini<br />

(courgette)<br />

1 medium onion, finely diced<br />

1-2 cloves garlic, finely diced or<br />

crushed<br />

1 red capsicum, finely diced<br />

3 large field mushrooms or 200g<br />

mushrooms, diced<br />

1 small head of broccoli, cut into<br />

small florets<br />

300g cherry tomatoes, halved; or<br />

tomatoes, chopped<br />

1 can cannellini beans (or 200g<br />

cooked) — optional<br />

10–20 olives<br />

1/2–1 red chilli, finely diced<br />

1 tbsp fresh oregano<br />

Salt and pepper to taste<br />

1–2 tbsp olive oil<br />

Method<br />

1. To make zucchini “pasta” if<br />

you don’t have a mandolin:<br />

spaghetti: cut <strong>the</strong> zucchini<br />

lengthways into 3mm slices<br />

(or as thinly as you can),<br />

<strong>the</strong>n thinly slice into long,<br />

thin strips;<br />

fettuccine: use a vegetable<br />

peeler and peel off long<br />

strips.<br />

2. To cook “pasta”: boil<br />

salted water <strong>the</strong>n place<br />

<strong>the</strong> zucchini strips in for<br />

1 minute, drain and serve<br />

immediately your sauce<br />

Fresh Tomato Sauce<br />

1. Heat olive oil in a large<br />

frypan and add <strong>the</strong> onion,<br />

cooking until translucent.<br />

2. Add <strong>the</strong> garlic, mushrooms,<br />

chilli and oregano, cooking<br />

until <strong>the</strong> mushrooms are<br />

starting to soften.<br />

3. Add <strong>the</strong> capsicum and<br />

broccoli, cook for 3 minutes<br />

<strong>the</strong>n season with salt<br />

and pepper and add <strong>the</strong><br />

cherry tomatoes, olives and<br />

cannellini beans, covering<br />

with a saucepan lid.<br />

4. After a few minutes, or<br />

until <strong>the</strong> tomatoes are just<br />

starting to break apart,<br />

serve on top of zucchini<br />

“pasta”.<br />

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