Raw Zucchini Pesto Pasta

Looking to get all the flavor and satisfaction from your favorite pasta but looking to cut out the calories and starch? Eat all the pasta you want with this raw zucchini pasta! It's easy, colorful, full of flavor and best of all, mega healthy! Leave the guilt behind and indulge in this yummalicious new way to make an Italian fave!

2-3 medium zucchinis - slice into fettuccine noodles with a vegetable peeler or mandolin. If you have a spiral vegetable cutter, it will make beautiful spaghetti noodles!
1/2 cup fresh basil
1/4 cup raw pine nuts
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cloves raw garlic
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast or grated pumpkin seeds

Blend all ingredients, except for the zucchini, in a food processor until smooth. Scoop zucchini pasta into bowls and top with pesto sauce.

Add in vegetables of choice to add flavor, color and texture such as olives, sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, artichoke and colorful peppers.

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Comments

[Halsey]

03:37 PM on 01/19/2012

I don't need to lose weight (need to gain..chemo thing)..but..eating healthy and enjoying is..a pleasure. This sounds amazing..and I WOULD add mushroom I think..but..it sounds great as is. I assume..serve at room temp. ? How long does it keep in frig?

[Karl Wilder]

03:36 PM on 01/19/2012

Rather than topping with sauce and making your diners do all the work it is much better to toss the squash with the sauce before serving.

[plantbasedpunk]

03:15 PM on 01/19/2012

I was fortunate enough to have my first raw zucchini pasta a couple months ago at a restaurant. Incredible! Minutes after I left the restaurant I was shopping for a vegetable spiralizer online. Not that one is necessary for this dish.