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Bikini Belly Pasta

By Venus Goes Gidget · On February 27, 2014

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I used to live off pasta. And I never worried about carbs because of the amount of exercise I get in with surfing. I still don’t worry about carbs. However, especially as I got older, pasta does tend to leave me with a balloon like belly and I’ve heard many of my girlfriends complain about the same issue. But lucky, there is an alternative. Have you ever heard of Zucchini pasta? I was fairly sceptical at first but could not believe it when I tried it for the first time. Zucchini strips do actually taste like pasta. And it only takes a few minutes which makes for a quick meal to fill up a hungry post surf belly ASAP. If you love pasta, you’ll love this healthy pasta recipe, Ali has shared with me the other day.

Ali’s Zucchini Pasta

Ingredients

For the Pasta:

  • 4 large zucchini
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Sea salt

For the Sauce:

  • 150g cashew nuts
  • 15g sun-dried tomatoes
  • Juice of 1⁄2 lemon
  • 
2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Sea salt
  • Black pepper
  • Fresh basil leaves

Method

Screen Shot 2014-02-27 at 5.21.15 PM1. To make the sauce, place cashew nuts (or macadamias are good…or even use your bolognase sauce) and sun-dried tomatoes in separate bowls, cover each with water and leave to soak for 30 mins.

2. Using a peeler, peel zucchini into long strips. Place in a large bowl, combine with olive oil and a sprinkling of sea salt. Set aside.

3. Drain cashew nuts and sun-dried tomatoes (reserving the water you soaked the tomatoes in) and place in a high-speed blender along with lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.

4. Blend to combine, then slowly add reserved tomato water and blend until the mixture forms a creamy consistency.

5. Pour sauce on top of zucchini pasta and garnish with a few whole basil leaves to serve.

Enjoy!

Photocredit: http://www.everydaymaven.com/2013/how-to-make-zucchini-noodles/

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