Raw Food Pasta Primavera with Meatballs


Ingredients:

  • 1 orange bell pepper, diced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
  • tomatoes of choice, diced
  • 1/2 large zucchini, diced
  • 1 -2 green onions, thinly sliced

Pasta:

  • 3 zucchini, spiralize or julienne
  • 3 yellow squash, spiralize or julienne

Primavera Sauce:

  • 4 roma tomatoes, 8 campari or 2 large tomatoes of choice
  • 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, soaked apprx 30 minutes to 1 hour
  • 1 small shallot or 1/2 large
  • 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, optional
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder or 1-2 fresh garlic cloves
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil
  • pinch or two red pepper flakes
  • himalayan salt to taste

Meatballs:

  • 2 cups mushrooms, sliced (baby bella’s or cremini)
  • 2 rounded tablespoons tahini
  • 3/4 cup walnuts, soaked for 4 hours and left to dry 1 hour
  • 3 tablespoons quick oats or oat flour
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 small shallot
  • 2 teaspoons tamari or nama shoyu
  • 2 tablespoons fresh oregano, packed
  • himalayan salt & cracked pepper to taste


Method:

  1. Prep veggies: Start by preparing your veggies while the sun-dried tomatoes are soaking. Spiralize or julienne (either by hand or with a julienne tool) your zucchini & squash for the pasta. Prepare your diced veggies. Set aside.
  2. Meatballs: Place ingredients for the meatballs into your food processor/high speed blender, blend until well combined but still a bit chunky(not too chunky but just a very minimal amount). Taste for seasoning. Scoop out using heaping tablespoons and form into balls. I gently flipped them back and forth between my palms, and once rounded I used my fingers to mold making a nice circle shape. Makes 8. Set aside.
  3. Sauce: Rinse equipment that the meatballs were made in and start the marinara sauce by placing all ingredients in food processor/high speed blender and combine until smooth or desired consistency. Taste for seasoning. Makes 2 cups.
  4. Serve: Layer pasta in individual serving dishes, top with marinara, a handful of veggies and a couple meatballs. Finish it off by topping with a light dusting of almond parmesan and some fresh cracked pepper. Clean and vibrant…Enjoy!

recipe and image: simple-veganista