Curried Zucchini Noodles (Raw) W/Lightly Sauteed Vegetables
By Opal Tribble • Nov 13th, 2007 • Category: The Cooked, What's Cooking/Uncooking?
The Raw & The Cooked received it’s name because when I do prepare cooked meals they usually have some type of raw component. This above dish would be a perfect example of a raw & cooked dish. As I mentioned in my Raw Vegetable/Raw Vegan Post. I’m on a cleanse this week naturally I’m still preparing meals because my daughter is not doing a juice cleanse. I made this meal for her yesterday. I used zucchini to make the noodles.
Curried Zucchini Noodles w/Steamed Vegetables
- 2 cups of zucchini noodles
- 1 tsp curry
- 1/2 cup sweet peas
- 1/2 cup yellow onion
- 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
- 1/4 cup red bell pepper
- 1/4 cup mushrooms
- 1 tsp raw coconut oil
- 1 tbsp Earth balance (optional)
- Salt to taste (optional)
If you want an all raw dish don’t cook the vegetables and nix the coconut oil. It’s still delicious!
Directions
- Put noodles & tomatoes in a bowl. Set aside.
- In a skillet add raw coconut oil
- Add remaining ingredients stir for a few minutes
- Remove from heat
- Combine with noodles and tomatoes
- If you want a buttery taste to your noodles add Earth Balance
Results
Aiyana, my daughter, raved about this dish and said it was very yummy. I had to take her word for it. I’m only drinking juice this week so I did not taste it.
Spiral Vegetable Slicer
How Did I Make The Noodles?
I use the spiral vegetable slicer. Initially when I started switching to raw foods I tried the saladacco. It’s about fifteen dollars cheaper but I was disappointed with the noodles it produced. I thought they were too thin. I stopped using it. In my opinion it wasn’t worth the money I spent on it.
I did a lot of research and finally purchased the spiral vegetable slicer. I had my reservations thinking of the saladacco but I decided to give it a try. The reviews were great and some of the raw food chefs that I think are top notch were using it. Guess what? There is no comparison. The noodles actually look like noodles.
The saladacco noodles were a lot thinner and I did not think it looked like traditional pasta. Since I occasionally prepare meals for people who are looking for something that looks like traditional pasta that was important. I’m not going to even link to it because I don’t like it. Also, unlike the saladacco the spiral vegetable slicer has three different “plates”. The plates determine the thickness of my noodles. Sold!
Eventually I’ll break down and purchase the Stainless Steel spiral slicer but that costs over $400! I know it will blast through anything I toss at it but for now I’m content with my plastic spiral vegetable slicer. I bought it for 34.95 at Amazon. It normally sells for $41.18 but Amazon has been selling it at 26% off the purchase price. It’s a good deal.
How To Video
Although the process is simple if you are new to raw pasta it might seem complicated. I’ll actually be shooting a few videos when I’m on holiday and I plan to be making raw pasta. This will be one of the videos that I’ll eventually put up here.
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That looks scrumptious! Oh, I’m glad I haven’t purchased my slicer yet and now they are on discount at Amazon. I’m going there sometime today to finally order mine!!!
*drools* That would be great in a bento.
teeni,
I think it was. I was tempted to taste it but I can get very anal when I’m on a cleanse, lol. Let me know how you like the veggie pasta. It might tastes different if your not used to it. I usually marinate the pasta in a traditional spaghetti sauce. This past summer I fed it to my daughter’s playmates and they blasted through it. Their mom was happy because they were eating a lot more vegetables and they didn’t even know it, lol.
Laota French,
I’ve seen the bento’s they are nice.
Wow, that slicer is cool, I’ve always wondered how veggie noodles were made. If you like that, you might like using a potato ricer. Insert potato, smash through tiny holes, potato “rice” comes out. It’s a neat thing for the kids and really makes potatoes more fun.
pete,
It’s a great gadget. I use it often. I’m the gadget queen. I have one of those also. I also have a stainless steel mandoline. It makes the best potato chips.
This looks like a great recipe that is very health conscious, and I have to say that I am really glad for the picture too - it definitely helps to add in the motivation to cook this dish! It looks great!
THis looks great. I am planning to grow zucchini in my garden this year. I’ll have to get one of those slicers so I can try making my own zucchini noodles. Thanks for sharing this.
I love making and eating noodles. They are very tasty. Ofcourse I love the chinese dishes.
great gadget.
Thanks for the recipe. Looks delicious.
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This looks like an indian food.
Fortunately you do provide the recipe so that i can try it up