Last week I did something pretty cool. I filmed a video recipe segment with one of my FAVORITE foodies, Bobby Parish, of Flav City. We had been tossing the idea of filming together for a while and when it finally happened, it turned out even better than I would have imagined.
It all started when Bobby saw my recipe for Zucchini Noodle Caprese Pasta that featured the phenomenal Chelsydale peeler and the result was something incredible…
A zucchini noodle pasta with a raw (yes raw) tropical marinara sauce. This dish is SO incredibly healthy with more flavor than you would ever expect. Don’t believe me? Try the recipe out for yourself. But before you do…check out our video version first!
Zucchini Noodle Pasta w/ RAW Tropical Marinara
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ pound Green Zucchini
- 3/4 pound Heirloom or Campari Tomatoes
- ½ cup Sun Dried Tomatoes
- 2 tbsp Green Onions chopped
- ½ cup Ripe Cantaloupe or Honeydew cubed
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce or Coconut Aminos to make it Whole 30
- 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
- 2 cloves Roasted Garlic
- ¼ cup Fresh Basil chopped
- 1 tbsp Fresh Thyme chopped
- ½ tsp Freshly Cracked Pepper
- ¼ cup Red Bell Pepper chopped
- Zest of 1 Lemon
- Juice of 1 Lemon
- ¼ tsp Red Chili Flakes
- 1 tbsp Honey omit if whole 30
- Juice of ½ orange
Instructions
- Use the Chelsydale Peeler to make your zucchini noodles. Put zucchini noodles in a strainer ad toss with 1 teaspoon of salt. Let the excess water drain while you make the sauce.
- Add all the remaining ingedients to a blender, and puree until smooth. Check for seasoning, you may need more lemon juice or soy sauce, you want the sauce to pop and be aggressively seasoned since it’s raw.
- Add the zucchini noodles to a large bowl and toss to combine. Add enough of the marinara sauce to coat the noodles and toss well (you will have extra). Plate the noodles and garnish with a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and some fresh chopped basil. Sauce can be made 1 day ahead and stored in the fridge.
What a great way to keep it healthy, raw and most importantly…YUMMY! If you liked the video, please make sure to subscribe to Bobby’s YouTube Channel (who knows, you may see me again very soon) and follow him on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram!
Love always,
Erica
