Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta

When you want a 15-minute meal, try this Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta. Using very few ingredients put together at record speed, this recipe will truly get you to pasta heaven. This has become a staple in our home, the kids love it, and the use of coconut milk makes it healthy and luscious.

Have you ever wondered about sun-dried tomatoes? Are they really dried in the sun? Well, I wanted to know as well and here’s what I found out. It seems unclear where sun-dried tomatoes originated, however, it is a fact that Italians dried their tomatoes on their rooftops during the summer. That allowed them to enjoy the valuable nutrition of tomatoes in the winter, when tomatoes were nearly impossible to cultivate. It typically takes 4 to 10 days in the sun for tomatoes to complete the sun-drying process. The tomatoes are usually salted before being placed in the sun to improve the color. The great thing with sun-dried tomatoes is that they keep most of their nutrients, even after they have been dried. They are high in lycopene, antioxidants and vitamin C. Interestingly, according to the USDA, few store-bought sun-dried tomatoes today are actually sun-dried. Manufacturers now favor the use of dehydrators and ovens. The laws and regulations, however, are written in a way that allows manufacturers to still use the term “sun-dried”.

Sun-dried tomatoes became all the rage in North America in the 80s and 90s, where they would be used in recipes, on antipasti platters, as a topping on salads. So much that it became, well, too much. They then lost popularity by the end of the 90s from overuse. In this recipe, I go against all odds and use a whole jar of them. I personally prefer sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil and spices, rather than the very dried ones in a plastic bag. Simply make sure to blot the tomatoes with paper towels to remove excess oil before chopping.

For other quick pasta recipes, check out this Rainbow Pasta and this Pasta with Greens in Creamy Wine Sauce.

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Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb pasta of choice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, finely chopped
  • 7 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 5 tablespoons flour
  • 3 cups plant milk of choice
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste
  • Fresh basil, to serve

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain, reserving about 1/2 cup cooking liquid, if desired, and set aside.

In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and onion and sautรฉ, stirring often, until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Slowly add the flour, while stirring. Let cook for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the milk, ensuring there are no clumps. Add the milk, while whisking, and let simmer for 5 minutes, until thick and creamy. At this point, you may want to add more milk or the pasta cooking liquid, to achieve the desired consistency. Add sea salt and pepper, to taste. Combine the pasta with the sauce and serve, garnished with fresh basil. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: pasta, sun-dried tomatoes, creamy

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Pรขtes crรฉmeuses aux tomates sรฉchรฉes

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 livre de pรขtes, au choix
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 1 tasse de tomates sรฉchรฉes, hachรฉes finement
  • 7 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1 oignon, hachรฉ finement
  • 5 c. ร  soupe de farine
  • 3 tasses de lait de coco (ou d’amande ou d’avoine)
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt
  • Basilic frais, hachรฉ, pour servir

Instructions

Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain, reserving about 1/2 cup cooking liquid, if desired, and set aside.

In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and onion and sautรฉ, stirring often, until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Slowly add the flour, while stirring. Let cook for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the milk, ensuring there are no clumps. Add the milk, while whisking, and let simmer for 5 minutes, until thick and creamy. At this point, you may want to add more milk or the pasta cooking liquid, to achieve the desired consistency. Add sea salt and pepper, to taste. Combine the pasta with the sauce and serve, garnished with fresh basil. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: pรขtes, tomates sรฉchรฉes, sauce

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Israeli Couscous and Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce

Flavor level: 100!

This Israeli Couscous and Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce is exploding in textures. The tang of the tahini sauce with the chewy texture of the couscous makes this dish one to remember.

Israeli couscous, from its actual name ptitim, and sometimes referred to as pearl couscous, is said to have been created in the 1950s, during the austerity period in Israel, when rice supplies were scarce. Israel’s prime minister at the time requested that a wheat-based product be developed to be used as a substitute. Ptitim originally was made in the shape of rice, but inspired by couscous, the company started producing the small ball-shaped variety. Ptitim is made by extruding dough through a mold, cutting and toasting it, giving its distinct nutty flavor. It is versatile and can be used to replace pasta or rice in many instances. It is often prepared with fried onions or garlic, and vegetables or meat can be added.

In this recipe, we envelop the Israeli couscous and the deeply roasted cauliflower with tahini sauce. We then add some sautรฉed garlic and pine nuts, for an extra decadent warm dish that’ll blow your socks off. Yes, there are many little things to put together, but they can all be done while your cauliflower roasts. Try it and let me know what you think!

For another recipe using cauliflower and tahini, check this out: Cumin Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce.

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Israeli Couscous and Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 46 servings 1x

Ingredients

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For the Roasted Cauliflower

  • 1 large head of cauliflower, cut into small florets
  • 6 garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)
  • Sea salt and pepper

For the Israeli Couscous

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cups Israeli couscous
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

For the Tahini Sauce

  • 1/3 cup tahini
  • 1/3 cup water
  • Juice of 1 juicy lemon
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste
  • Extra lemon slices, to serve

For the Pine Nuts and Parsley

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions

For the Roasted Cauliflower

Preheat oven to 425หšF (225หšC). On a parchment-lined baking sheet, toss together the cauliflower, garlic, red bell pepper slices, olive oil, red pepper flakes, if using, and sea salt and pepper, to taste. Place in the oven and roast for 30-35 minutes, tossing halfway through, until vegetables are charred in spots.

For the Israeli Couscous

In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the couscous and toast, stirring often, for 3 to 5 minutes.* In a medium saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add the couscous and the salt. Return to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain off any remaining water.

For the Tahini Sauce

Place all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until smooth.

For the Pine Nuts and Parsley

Heat the olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and the pine nuts and sautรฉ, stirring often, until the garlic looses its bite and the pine nuts take on some color, about 3 to 5 minutes.

To assemble, toss together the roasted vegetables, the couscous and the pine nuts and parsley garnish. Add the tahini sauce and mix again. Serve with some lemon slices on the side. Bon appรฉtit!

 

Notes

*This step is optional. It does, however, bring out the yummy nutty taste of the couscous.

Keywords: Israeli couscous, cauliflower, pine nuts, tahini

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Couscous israรฉlien avec chou-fleur au four et sauce tahini

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 4 ร  5 portions 1x

Ingredients

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Pour le chou-fleur au four

  • 1 grosse tรชte de chou-fleur, coupรฉe en petits fleurons
  • 6 gousses d’ail, pelรฉes et entiรจres
  • 1 poivron rouge, รฉpรฉpinรฉ et coupรฉ en laniรจres
  • 3 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • Pincรฉe de flocons de piments chili broyรฉs (en option)
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Pour le couscous israรฉlien

  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 2 tasse de couscous israรฉlien
  • 3 tasses d’eau
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer

Pour la sauce tahini

  • 1/3 tasse de tahini
  • 1/3 tasse d’eau
  • Jus d’un demi citron bien juteux
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt
  • Tranches de citron, pour servir

Pour les noix de pins et le persil

  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 3 gousses d’ail, hachรฉes
  • 1/4 tasse noix de pin
  • 1/4 tasse persil frais, hachรฉ

Instructions

Pour le chou-fleur au four

Prรฉchauffer le four ร  425หšF (225หšC). Sur une plaque de cuisson prรฉalablement recouverte de papier parchemin, mรฉlanger les fleurons de chou-fleur, les gousses d’ail, le poivron rouge, l’huile d’olive, les flocons de piments chili broyรฉs, si dรฉsirรฉ, et du sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt. Mettre au four et rรดtir pendant 30 ร  35 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les lรฉgumes soient bien dorรฉs. Retourner les lรฉgumes autour de la mi-cuisson.

Pour le couscous israรฉlien

Dans une poรชle, chauffer l’huile d’olive ร  feu moyen. Ajouter le couscous israรฉlien et faire sauter en brassant, de 3 ร  5 minutes.* Dans un chaudron moyen, porter l’eau ร  รฉbullition. Ajouter le couscous israรฉlien et le sel de mer. Porter de nouveau ร  รฉbullition, rรฉduire le feu, couvrir et cuire jusqu’ร  ce que le couscous soit tendre, environ 15 minutes. Retirer du feu et รฉgoutter, si nรฉcessaire.

Pour la sauce tahini

Mettre tous les ingrรฉdients dans un petit bol et fouetter jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’une consistence onctueuse.

Pour les noix de pin et le persil

Chauffer l’huile d’olive dans une petite poรชle ร  feu moyen. Ajouter l’ail et les noix de pin. Faire revenir, en brassant souvent, environ 3 ร  5 minutes.

Pour assembler, mรฉlanger le chou-fleur, le couscous israรฉlien, la garniture de noix de pin et persil. Arroser de la sauce tahini et mรฉlanger ร  nouveau. Servir avec des tranches de citron frais. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

*Cette รฉtape n’est pas essentielle, mais rehausse grandement le goรปt du couscous.

Keywords: couscous israรฉlien, chou-fleur, noix de pin, tahini

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Pasta al Limone with Asparagus

Pasta al Limone with Asparagus
Pasta al Limone with Asparagus

A creamy and plant-based take on an Italian classic, this Pasta al Limone with Asparagus is quick to make and completely decadent. Pretty enough for company, it can also satisfy weeknight cravings, as it takes less than 30 minutes to put together.

For other fabulous pasta recipes, check out this Effortless Pumpkin and Spinach Pasta Sauce and this Pasta with Greens in Creamy Wine Sauce.

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Pasta al Limone with Asparagus

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x

Ingredients

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For the Lemon Cashew Cream:

  • 1/2 cup raw cashews
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

For the Pasta:

  • 8 oz. pasta of choice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 spring onions, sliced thin, or 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 2 cups fresh asparagus, sliced thin on the diagonal
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 wide and long strips of lemon zest
  • 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
  • 4 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Meanwhile, make the Lemon Cashew Cream by blending all the ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth. Set aside.

In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the spring onions and the asparagus. Season with salt and cook, stirring, until just beginning to take on color, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic, the lemon zest and red chili flakes, and cook 1 minute more. Add the lemon cashew cream, the lemon juice, the pasta, and stir well until well-coated, adding some of the pasta cooking liquid, as needed. Add 3 tablespoons of the fresh basil and season to taste with sea salt and pepper. Divide among bowls and top with remaining fresh basil. Bon appรฉtit!

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Spaghetti al limone avec asperges

Une version vรฉgรฉ d’un grand classique italien, ce spaghetti al limone avec asperges est rapide ร  prรฉparer et totalement dรฉcadent. Bien que ce plat soit assez joli pour une soirรฉe entre amis, il est aussi parfait pour un soir de semaine, comme il ne requiert moins de 30 minutes en temps de prรฉparation.

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 2 portions 1x

Ingredients

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Pour la crรจme de noix de cajou au citron :

  • 1/2 tasse de noix de cajou brutes
  • 1/2 tasse d’eau
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de jus de citron
  • 1/4 c. ร  thรฉ de sel

Pour les pรขtes :

  • 8 onces de spaghetti, ou de pรขtes au choix
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 4 oignons de printemps, tranchรฉs mince, ou 1/2 oignon, hachรฉ
  • 2 tasses d’asperges fraรฎches, tranchรฉes mince sur la diagonale
  • 4 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • 3 longues et larges bandes de zeste de citron
  • 1/4 c. ร  thรฉ de flocons de chili broyรฉs
  • 4 c. ร  soupe de basilic frais, hachรฉ
  • Jus de 2 citrons
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Instructions

Cuire les pรขtes dans un grand chaudron d’eau bouillante salรฉe jusqu’ร  ce qu’elles soient al dente. ร‰goutter en rรฉservant 1 tasse du liquide de cuisson. Pendant ce temps, mรฉlanger tous les ingrรฉdients de la crรจme de noix de cajou au citron dans un mรฉlangeur haute-vitesse. Rรฉserver.

Dans une grande poรชle, chauffer l’huile d’olive ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter les oignons de printemps et les asperges. Assaisonner de sel de mer et cuire, en brassant souvent, jusqu’ร  ce que les lรฉgumes ramollissent, environ 3 minutes. Ajouter l’ail, le zeste de citron et les flocons de chili, et cuire pendant 1 minute de plus. Ajouter la crรจme de noix de cajou, le jus de citron, les pรขtes, et mรฉlanger vigoureusement jusqu’ร  ce que les pรขtes soient bien enrobรฉes de sauce, en ajoutant du liquide de cuisson. Ajouter 3 c. ร  soupe de basilic frais et assaisonner au goรปt de sel de mer et de poivre. Servir dans des assiettes creuses, garni du reste de basilic frais. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: pasta, spaghetti, citron, asperges

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Edamame Potstickers

Edamame Potstickers
Edamame Potstickers

Potstickers or dumplings? It’s all a little confusing. From my research, it seems that dumplings are simply steamed and potstickers have a crispy exterior due to the way that they are cooked, as you’ll see below. But who doesn’t love them? These little packets of flavor, taking their origin in China, traditionally contain a mixture of pork, cabbage, scallions, and ginger. For this recipe, we forego the meat and use the protein-rich edamame as a base. In addition, these Edamame Potstickers contain shiitake mushrooms and a few other simple ingredients for a dish that is easy to make and secures a high dose of umami. We serve them with a quick and simple sauce made from tamari (or soy sauce), sambal oelek and lime juice, so plan for a little extra of those ingredients. They are so satisfying!

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Edamame Potstickers

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups frozen shelled edamame, thawed
  • 6 ounces shiitake mushrooms, cleaned and chopped (about 3 cups)
  • 3 scallions, chopped, plus more for serving
  • 2-inch piece of fresh ginger, chopped
  • 23 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce, plus more for the sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sambal oelek, plus more for the sauce
  • 10-ounce pack of gyoza/potsticker wrappers (about 50 wrappers)
  • 35 tablespoons grapeseed oil, divided
  • Fresh lime juice, for the sauce

Instructions

Place the edamame, shiitake mushrooms, scallions, ginger, garlic, cilantro, tamari and sambal oelek in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until coarsely processed, but well-combined.

Spread some wrappers, about 10 at a time, onto a clean work surface. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of the filling onto the center of the wrappers. Moisten the edge with water. Fold the wrappers in half over the filling, pleating the edges, as desired, pressing to seal shut. Repeat until you use all the filling. You should have about 50 potstickers. You may keep the potstickers covered with a moist paper towel and some plastic wrap until ready to cook.

Heat 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add potstickers side-by-side. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until lightly browned on bottom. Add 1/3 cup water to the skillet, cover and cook, over medium heat until the pan is dry, about 3-4 minutes. Serve, browned-side up, with a quick sauce made simply by mixing some tamari, sambal oelek and fresh lime juice, to taste. Garnish with scallions and fresh cilantro. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: potstickers, dumplings, edamame, shiitake, Chinese

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Potstickers aux edamame

On dit potstickers ou dumplings? Selon mes recherches, il semble que les dumplings sont cuits ร  la vapeur, alors que les potstickers ont un extรฉrieur croustillant, grรขce ร  la faรงon dont on les cuit. Dans les deux cas, il est impossible de rรฉsister. Ces petites pochettes, originalement de la Chine, sont traditionnellement remplies de porc, de chou, d’oignon vert et de gingembre, entre autres. Dans cette recette, nous remplaรงons la viande par des edamames, pour un plat riche en protรฉines. De plus, le mรฉlange contient des champignons shiitake et quelques autres ingrรฉdients clรฉ, pour des potstickers facile ร  faire et remplis de saveur. Prรฉvoyez un peu plus de sauce tamari (ou soya), sambal oelek et jus de lime pour servir. J’espรจre qu’ils vous plairont.

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x
  • Cuisine: Chinoise

Ingredients

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  • 2 tasses d’edamames surgelรฉs, dรฉcongelรฉs
  • 6 onces de champignons shiitake, hachรฉs (environ 3 tasses)
  • 3 oignons verts, hachรฉs, un peu plus pour la garniture
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de gingembre frais, hachรฉ
  • 2 ร  3 gousses d’ail
  • 1/4 tasse de coriandre fraรฎche, hachรฉe
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de tamari ou de sauce soya, un peu plus pour la sauce
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sambal oelek, un peu plus pour la sauce
  • 1 paquet de 10 onces de pรขtes ร  potstickers (environ 50 pรขtes)
  • 3 ร  5 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin, sรฉparรฉes
  • Jus de lime frais, pour la sauce

Instructions

Dรฉposer les edamames, les champignons, les oignons verts, le gingembre, l’ail, la coriandre fraรฎche, la sauce tamari et le sambal oelek dans le bol d’un robot culinaire. Mรฉlanger jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’un mรฉlange grossier, mais uniforme.

ร‰tendre 10 pรขtes sur une surface de travail propre. Placer une gรฉnรฉreuse cuillรจre ร  thรฉ de la farce au centre de la pรขte. Humecter d’eau la bordure de la pรขte et plier en demi-lune sur la farce, effectuant des plis, au goรปt, en pressant afin de bien sceller. Continuer jusqu’ร  l’utilisation de toute la farce. Vous devriez avoir environ 50 potstickers. Vous pouvez les conserver sur une tรดle recouverte de papier parchemin et recouverte d’un essuie-tout humide et d’emballage plastique. Placer au rรฉfrigรฉrateur jusqu’au moment de cuire.

Chauffer 1 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin dans une poรชle anti-adhรฉsive ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter des potstickers cรดte ร  cรดte. Cuire pendant 1 ร  2 minutes, ou jusqu’ร  ce que le dessous commence ร  dorer. Ajouter 1/3 tasse d’eau ร  la poรชle, couvrir et cuire ร  feu moyen pendant 3 ร  4 minutes, ou jusqu’ร  ce que l’eau s’รฉvapore. Rรฉpรฉter jusqu’ร  ce que tous les potstickers soient cuits. Servir, le cรดtรฉ dorรฉ vers le haut, avec une sauce rapide faite d’un mรฉlange de tamari, sambal oelek et jus de lime, au goรปt. Garnir d’oignons verts et de coriandre fraรฎche. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: potstickers, dumplings, edamames, champignons, cuisine chinoise

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Effortless Pumpkin and Spinach Pasta Sauce

Effortless Pumpkin and Spinach Pasta Sauce
Effortless Pumpkin and Spinach Pasta Sauce

When it’s pumpkin season, I love taking advantage of their freshness and abundance. Plus, they are so versatile and fun to incorporate in a variety of dishes and cuisines. In this Effortless Pumpkin and Spinach Pasta Sauce, you will get maximum satisfaction with a minimum of ingredients. The ingredients are all pantry staples, that you may already have. Just get yourself one of those pie pumpkins, also called sugar pumpkins. And if you cook it the day before, you’ll be in the kitchen no more than 15 minutes the day of. You can even put your sauce in a jar and store in the fridge until it’s time to eat. This recipe is a simple and easy way to enjoy the bounty of the season.

For other great pumpkin recipes, check out my Autumn-Spiced Pumpkin Raviolis with Sage Brown Butter and my Pumpkin, Fennel and Fig Tagine.

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Effortless Pumpkin and Spinach Pasta Sauce

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Method: Make Ahead

Ingredients

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  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pie pumpkin (also called sugar pumpkin), cut in half, seeded
  • 4 cloves garlic, not peeled
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • 1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 2 large handfuls fresh spinach
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350หšF (175หšC). Place two garlic cloves in each of the cavities of the pumpkin halves. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and pour 1 tablespoon of olive oil in each cavity. Add generous pinches of sea salt and pepper and, using your hands, rub the oil all over the cloves and the pumpkin halves. Place the halves, cut side down and hide the cloves under. Place in the oven and roast for about 45 minutes. (Doing this the day before while you do something else, is a great way to cut your time in the kitchen.) When the pumpkin is cooked through and tender when pierced with a small knife, take out of the oven and let rest.

In a skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, reduce the heat to medium and let cook, until brown and caramelized, 7-8 minutes, stirring often. Add the tomato paste and let cook, while stirring, until dark red and fragrant, about 3-4 minutes. Add the coconut milk and mix until well-combined. Add the smoked paprika, sea salt and pepper to taste (about 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper), remove from the heat and transfer to a blender. Remove the skin from the pumpkin halves and the garlic cloves and add to the blender. Process until smooth. Return to the same skillet and add the spinach over low flame, stirring until they wilt. Remove from the heat and serve with your favorite pasta. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: pasta, pumpkin, spinach

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Sauce simple ร  la citrouille et aux รฉpinards

Quand c’est la saison des citrouilles, j’adore en profiter au maximum et dรฉcouvrir de nouvelles faรงons d’apprรชter ce lรฉgume plutรดt effacรฉ du cรดtรฉ culinaire. On dรฉcore les citrouilles, mais on oublie souvent d’apprรฉcier leur cรดtรฉ si versatile en cuisine. Dans cette recette de sauce pour pรขtes ร  la citrouille et aux รฉpinards, la citrouille est mise en vedette et simplement rehaussรฉe d’ingrรฉdients simples que vous avez peut-รชtre dรฉjร  sous la main. De plus, si vous faites cuire votre citrouille la veille, vous rรฉduirez votre temps dans la cuisine la journรฉe mรชme. Une faรงon simple et goรปteuse de cรฉlรฉbrer les saveurs de la saison.

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 3 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 1 petite citrouille (environ 1 ร  1,5 kg), coupรฉe en deux, sans les graines
  • 4 gousses d’ail, avec la peau
  • 1 oignon, tranchรฉ mince
  • 4 c. ร  soupe de pรขte de tomate
  • 1 1/2 tasse de lait de coconut
  • 1/8 c. ร  thรฉ de paprika fumรฉ
  • 2 grosses poignรฉes d’รฉpinards frais
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Instructions

Prรฉchauffer le four ร  175หšC (350หšF). Placer les gousses d’ail dans chacune des deux cavitรฉs de la citrouille. Dรฉposer sur une tรดle de cuisson, prรฉalablement recouverte de papier parchemin. Verser 1 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive dans chacune des cavitรฉs. Saupoudrer gรฉnรฉreusement de sel de mer et de poivre. Avec les mains, rรฉpandre l’huile sur toutes les surfaces des gousses d’ail et de la citrouille. Placer les demi-citrouilles, la chair vers le bas, sur la tรดle de cuisson et placer les gousses d’ail sous chacune. Transfรฉrer au four et cuire pendant environ 40 ร  45 minutes. Lorsque la citrouille est cuite et tendre, retirer du four et laisser reposer.ย 

Dans une grande poรชle, chauffer 1 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter l’oignon, rรฉduire le feu ร  moyen et laisser cuire, jusqu’ร  ce qu’il soit dorรฉ et caramรฉlisรฉ, 7 ร  8 minutes, en brassant souvent. Ajouter la pรขte de tomate et laisser cuire jusqu’ร  ce que celle-ci soit rouge foncรฉ et aromatique, environ 3 ร  4 minutes. Ajouter le lait de coconut et bien mรฉlanger. Ajouter le paprika fumรฉ, le sel et le poivre, au goรปt (ou 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sel et 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de poivre) et retirer du feu. Transfรฉrer le contenu dans un mรฉlangeur et ajouter la chair de citrouille et les gousses d’ail, en prenant soin de retirer la peau. Mรฉlanger jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’un mรฉlange onctueux. Remettre dans la mรชme poรชle et chauffer ร  feu doux en ajoutant les รฉpinards. Bien mรฉlanger jusqu’ร  ce que les รฉpinards se fanent. Retirer du feu et servir avec vos pรขtes prรฉfรฉrรฉes. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: pรขtes, citrouille, รฉpinards

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Tofu Satay with Vegetables, Noodles and Peanut Sauce

Tofu Satay with Vegetables, Noodles and Peanut Sauce
Tofu Satay with Vegetables, Noodles and Peanut Sauce

Satay is an Indonesian dish, usually made with meat, skewered onto bamboo sticks and grilled. In this Tofu Satay with Vegetables, Noodles and Peanut Sauce, lemongrass gives a nice splash of citrusy aroma that will be perfectly balanced by the creaminess of the sauce. We also broil the tofu, at the end of cooking, to ensure a nice char on the cubes for maximum texture and flavor. Feel free to put your tofu on skewers for an authentic presentation.

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Tofu Satay with Vegetables, Noodles and Peanut Sauce

  • Author: livitygardens
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Method: Oven

Ingredients

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For the Marinade:

  • 2 1/2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 lemongrass stalk, first 6 inches only, trimmed
  • 1 shallot, peeled and chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1” fresh ginger, peeled
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 2 dates
  • 2 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 bloc of firm tofu, pressed and cubed

For the Peanut Butter Sauce:

  • 4 tablespoons peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari
  • 2 tablespoons coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons chili-garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, minced
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 1 clove garlic, minced

For the Assembly:

  • 1 bunch broccolette
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 12 tablespoon(s) olive oil
  • 1 package of noodles, cooked according to package directions
  • Garnishes: Fresh lime quarters, roasted peanuts, sliced green onions

Instructions

In the bowl of a food processor, place the coriander and cumin, the lemongrass, shallot, garlic, ginger, coconut milk, dates, soy sauce or tamari, lime juice and turmeric. Process until a homogenous consistency is achieved. Pour the marinade in a shallow bowl and add the tofu cubes. Mix until well-coated and let stand for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350หš. Make the peanut sauce by whisking all the sauce ingredients in a medium bowl, until smooth and well-combined. Keep aside.

After 30 minutes, place the tofu cubes on a parchment-lined baking sheet, keeping the marinade for later. Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes. On a second parchment-lined baking sheet, place the broccolette and the red pepper and rub with olive oil, sea salt and pepper. After baking for 15 minutes, turn the tofu cubes over and brush them with the rest of the marinade. Place back in the oven, along with the vegetable baking sheet, and bake for 10 minutes. Take the vegetables out of the oven and place the tofu on the top rack to broil. Broil, while checking to make sure it doesn’t burn, for 3-5 minutes, until the sides are gently charred. Serve the tofu on a bed of cooked noodles along with the vegetables and top with the peanut sauce. Garnish with roasted peanuts, some fresh lime juice, and green onions. Bon appรฉtit!

 

Keywords: tofu, satay, peanut, bowl

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Bol de tofu satay avec sauce au beurre d’arachides

  • Author: livitygardens
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes + marinating
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Method: Four

Ingredients

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Pour la marinade:

  • 2 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de coriandre moulue
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de cumin moulu
  • 1 bรขton de citronnelle, les 15 premiers centimรจtres seulement, รฉcossรฉ
  • 1 รฉchalote franรงaise, pelรฉe et en quartiers
  • 2 gousses d’ail
  • 1 morceau de gingembre de 2 cm, pelรฉ
  • 1/4 tasse de lait de coconut
  • 2 dates, sans le noyau
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de sauce soya ou tamari
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de jus de lime
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma
  • 1 bloc de tofu ferme, pressรฉ et coupรฉ en cubes

Pour la sauce au beurre d’arachides:

  • 4 c. ร  soupe de beurre d’arachides crรฉmeux
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de sauce soya ou tamari
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de lait de coconut
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de jus de lime
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de pรขte chili-ail
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de gingembre frais
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sirop d’รฉrable
  • 1 gousse d’ail, รฉmincรฉe

Pour l’assemblage:

  • 1 botte de broccolette
  • 1 poivron rouge, tranchรฉ
  • 1 ร  2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 1 paquet de nouilles au choix, cuites selon les directives sur l’emballage
  • Garnitures: quartiers de lime, arachides grillรฉes, oignons verts tranchรฉs

Instructions

Dans le bol d’un robot culinaire, placer la coriandre et le cumin, ajouter la citronnelle, l’รฉchalote franรงaise, l’ail, le gingembre, le lait de coconut, les dates, la sauce soya ou tamari, le jus de lime et le curcuma. Pulser jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’une texture homogรจne. Transfรฉrer la marinade dans un bol et ajouter les cubes de tofu. Bien mรฉlanger. Laisser reposer pendant 30 minutes.

Prรฉchauffer le four ร  350หš. Pour faire la sauce au beurre d’arachides, dans un bol moyen, fouetter le beurre d’arachides, la sauce soya ou tamari, le lait de coconut, le jus de lime, la pรขte chili-ail, le sirop d’รฉrable, le gingembre, et l’ail. Rรฉserver. Dรฉposer les cubes de tofu sur une plaque de cuisson prรฉalablement recouverte de papier parchemin. Mettre au four et cuire pendant 15 minutes. Sur une autre plaque de cuisson, dรฉposer la broccolette et les tranches de poivron rouge. Assaisonner d’huile d’olive, de sel de mer et de poivre.

Aprรจs 15 minutes, retirer le tofu du four et badigeonner du reste de la marinade. Mettre de nouveau au four, ainsi que la plaque de lรฉgumes, et cuire pendant 10 minutes de plus. Retirer les lรฉgumes du four, rรฉserver, et placer le four ร  broil. Griller le tofu, sur la plaque supรฉrieure du four, pendant 3 ร  5 minutes, en jetant un oeil pour s’assurer que le tofu ne brรปle. Servir le tofu sur un lit de nouilles avec les lรฉgumes et napper de la sauce au beurre d’arachides. Garnir d’arachides grillรฉes, de quartiers de lime et d’oignons verts. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: tofu, satay, arachides, bol

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Autumn-Spiced Pumpkin Raviolis with Sage Brown Butter

Autumn-Spiced Pumpkin Raviolis with Sage Brown Butter
Autumn-Spiced Pumpkin Raviolis with Sage Brown Butter

When the weather starts to cool in Arizona (I’m talking 90-degree weather!), I start to crave comfort and cooked food. These Autumn-Spiced Pumpkin Raviolis with Sage Brown Butter are fancy enough for company, but are also great to make with kids. It will take a bit of your time, but all the steps are very easy, and trust me the result is beyond words. I decided to flavor them with spices that reminds of the harvest and this special time of the year where everything is bountiful and full of the last rays of sunshine. I hope you enjoy them!

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Autumn-Spiced Pumpkin Raviolis with Sage Brown Butter

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 cooking pumpkin, halved and seeded
  • 4 cloves of garlic, left whole
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup semolina flour
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup aquafaba (the liquid from a can of chickpeas, keep the chickpeas for another use)
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 cup toasted pecans, plus more for serving
  • 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
  • 9 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 25 sage leaves, left whole
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400ยฐ. Coat all sides of the pumpkin and garlic cloves with the olive oil, and sprinkle generously with sea salt and pepper. Place the pumpkin halves, cut side down, on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Place two garlic cloves under each half. Transfer to the oven, and roast until tender, about 40-45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.

While the pumpkin cooks, mix the semolina flour and the all-purpose flour in a large mixing bowl. Add the aquafaba and the water, and mix well with your hands, until you obtain a soft and uniform ball of dough. If the dough is too wet, add a little flour. If it is too dry, add a little water, one teaspoon at a time. Place the ball of dough in a plastic wrap and place in the fridge to rest for 40 minutes.

While the dough rests, scoop out 1 cup of flesh from the roasted pumpkin. Keep the rest for another use, like in a soup, or in a sauce. Transfer the flesh to a food processor. Peel the garlic cloves and add to the food processor. Add the toasted pecans, the cinnamon, the cloves, the nutmeg, 1 tablespoon of the butter, the maple syrup, and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt. Process until smooth. Set aside.

After resting time, remove the dough from the fridge and from the plastic wrap. On a lightly flour-dusted surface, roll out the dough, using a rolling pin, until smooth and very thin. Using a 2-in cookie cutter, or any other round cup similar in diameter, cut dough into circles. Make a ball with the unused dough, and roll out again until smooth and thin. Cut out more circles, until you use all the dough.

Scoop out a very scant teaspoon of pumpkin mixture in the center of half the circles (the โ€œbottomsโ€). Using your fingers, spread a small amount of water around the inside perimeter of the dough โ€œtopsโ€. Place them on top of the filled dough bottoms and press around the edges to seal properly. You should have approximately 40 raviolis.

Heat the remaining 8 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan, over medium-high heat. Add the sage leaves and cook until they are crispy and the butter is golden brown, approximately 5-10 minutes, adjusting the heat to make sure not to burn the butter.

While the butter cooks, cook the raviolis. Place them, without overcrowding, in a large pot of salted boiling water, for 4-5 minutes. I did mine in two batches.

Place some raviolis in a plate, spoon some of the sage butter on top, along with the crispy sage, and garnish with toasted pecans. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

I like cutting up the leftover pumpkin and roasting while I make the raviolis. Simply cut into small cubes, season with olive oil, sea salt and pepper. Place in a 425หš oven for 15-20 minutes. Serve with the raviolis along with the sage brown butter, the crispy sage, and the toasted pecans.

Keywords: pumpkin, ravioli, pecan

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Raviolis ร  la citrouille avec beurre ร  la sauge

Lorsque l’automne se fait sentir en Arizona (je parle de tempรฉratures plutรดt clรฉmentes, dans les vingt degrรฉs), on sent le besoin de concocter des petits plats rรฉconfortants, aux รฉpices qui annoncent le temps des rรฉcoltes. Ces raviolis sont superbes pour un repas officiel, mais sont aussi un plaisir ร  prรฉparer avec les enfants. Vous devrez y mettre un peu de temps, certes, mais les รฉtapes sont toutes faciles ร  suivre.

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 petite citrouille ร  cuire, coupรฉe en deux et รฉpรฉpinรฉe
  • 4 gousses d’ail entiรจres
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 1 tasse de farine de semoule
  • 1 tasse de farine tout usage
  • 1/2 tasse d’aquafaba (liquide d’une boรฎte de pois chiches, garder les pois chiches pour un autre usage, comme cette soupe)
  • 3 c. ร  soupe d’eau
  • 1/2 tasse de pacanes rรดties, et plus pour la garniture
  • 1/8 c. ร  thรฉ de cannelle
  • 1/8 c. ร  thรฉ de clou de girofle moulu
  • 1/8 c. ร  thรฉ de muscade
  • 9 c. ร  soupe de beurre, divisรฉ
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sirop d’รฉrable
  • 25 feuilles de sauge entiรจres
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Instructions

Prรฉchauffer le four ร  400ยฐ. Badigeonner la citrouille et les gousses dโ€™ail avec lโ€™huile dโ€™olive et assaisonner gรฉnรฉreusement de sel de mer et de poivre. Placer les moitiรฉs de citrouille, partie coupรฉe vers le bas, sur une plaque de cuisson prรฉalablement recouverte de papier parchemin. Insรฉrer les gousses d’ail sous chacune des moitiรฉs. Mettre au four et cuire jusquโ€™ร  ce que la courge soit tendre, environ 40-45 minutes. Retirer du four et laisser refroidir.

Dans un grand bol, mรฉlanger la farine de semoule et la farine tout usage. Ajouter lโ€™aquafaba et lโ€™eau. Bien mรฉlanger avec les mains, jusquโ€™ร  lโ€™obtention dโ€™une pรขte lisse et uniforme. Si la pรขte est trop mouillรฉe, ajouter de la farine. Si elle est trop sรจche, ajouter un peu dโ€™eau, une cuillรจre ร  thรฉ ร  la fois. Placer la pรขte dans un papier plastique et mettre au rรฉfrigรฉrateur pendant 40 minutes.

Pendant que la pรขte repose au rรฉfrigรฉrateur, mesurer 1 tasse de citrouille. Conserver les restes au rรฉfrigรฉrateur pour une autre utilisation. Mettre la tasse de citrouille dans le bol dโ€™un robot culinaire. Ajouter les pacanes rรดties, la cannelle, le clou de girofle, la muscade, 1 c. ร  soupe de beurre et le sirop dโ€™รฉrable. Pulser jusquโ€™ร  lโ€™obtention dโ€™un mรฉlange onctueux. Rรฉserver.

Retirer la pรขte du rรฉfrigรฉrateur. Sur une surface lรฉgรจrement enfarinรฉe, rouler la pรขte trรจs mince. En utilisant un emporte-piรจce de deux pouces de diamรจtre, ou un contenant avec un diamรจtre semblable, couper la pรขte en cercles. Faire une boule avec les restes de pรขte, et rouler ร  nouveau et dรฉcouper le reste des cercles, jusquโ€™ร  ce quโ€™il nโ€™y ait plus de pรขte.

Mesurer 1 petite cuillรจre ร  thรฉ de garniture et dรฉposer dans le milieu de la moitiรฉ des cercles (les โ€œfondsโ€). Avec les doigts, mouiller le pรฉrimรจtre de chacun des โ€œdessusโ€ et dรฉposer sur les โ€œfondsโ€ garnis. Presser sur les rebords afin de les faire adhรฉrer. Vous devriez obtenir environ 40 raviolis.

Chauffer le reste du beurre (8 c. ร  soupe), ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter les feuilles de sauge et cuire jusquโ€™ร  ce quโ€™elle soient croustillantes et que le beurre soit dorรฉ, environ 5 ร  10 minutes.

Pendant que le beurre ร  la sauge cuit, faire cuire les raviolis. Placer dans une grande casserole dโ€™eau salรฉe bouillante, pendant 4 ร  5 minutes. Jโ€™ai cuit les miens en deux fois.

Placer les raviolis dans une assiette et garnir de beurre, de feuilles de sauge croustillante, et de pacanes rรดties. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

Parfois, je coupe les restes de citrouilles en petits cubes. J’assaisonne librement d’huile d’olive, de sel de mer et de poivre, et je place au four, ร  425หš pendant 15 ร  20 minutes. Vous pouvez donc servir les raviolis avec le beurre ร  la sauge, les feuilles de sauge, les pacanes et la citrouille rรดtie.

Keywords: citrouille, raviolis, pacanes

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Kale and Spelt Salad with Peach and Pine Nuts

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Kale and Spelt Salad with Peach and Pine Nuts | livitygardens.com

This Kale and Spelt Salad with Peach and Pine Nuts really started as a kitchen sink salad, but ended up being something I made three times in a week. So yes, it’s this good. I had kale from the farmers market that I wanted to use as well as some cherry tomatoes. I knew I wanted a grain in there, I love kale salads with grains, so I opted for spelt this time, but feel free to use freekeh, farro, or barley. Any chewy grain will do.

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Kale and Spelt Salad with Peach and Pine Nuts

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup spelt, cooked according to package directions
  • 1 bunch Tuscan kale (lacinato), stemmed and sliced thin
  • Fresh juice from 2 lemons
  • Olive oil, to taste
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 peach, diced
  • 1 quart cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Kernels from one ear of fresh corn
  • 1/2 cup red onion, diced
  • 1 big handful baby spinach
  • 1 zucchini, diced
  • 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • Toppings: micro greens or sprouts, hemp seeds, red pepper flakes

Instructions

While you cook the spelt according to package directions, place the sliced kale in a large bowl, drizzle with a bit of olive oil, the juice of half a lemon, and a pinch of sea salt. Massage with your hands for about 2 minutes. Make the vinaigrette by mixing some olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic clove, and sea salt and pepper, to taste. Assemble the salad by adding the drained spelt to the kale, mix well. Add the peach, tomatoes, corn, red onion, baby spinach, and zucchini. Mix delicately. Add the vinaigrette, top with the pine nuts and gently mix. Add the toppings and serve. Bon appรฉtit!

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Salade de kale et d’รฉpeautre avec pรชche et noix de pin

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 1 tasse d’รฉpeautre, cuit selon les directives sur l’emballage
  • 1 botte de chou kale toscan (lacinato), parรฉ et tranchรฉ mince
  • Jus de 2 citrons
  • Huile d’olive, au goรปt
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt
  • 1 pรชche, coupรฉe en dรฉs
  • 1 emballage de tomates cerises, coupรฉes en deux
  • Grains de maรฏs d’un รฉpi
  • 1/2 tasse d’oignon rouge, coupรฉ en dรฉs
  • 1 grosse poignรฉe d’รฉpinards frais
  • 1 zucchini, coupรฉ en dรฉs
  • 1/3 tasse de noix de pin, rรดties
  • 1 gousse d’ail, รฉmincรฉe
  • Garnitures: jeunes pousses, graines de chanvre, flocons de chili broyรฉs

Instructions

Pendant la cuisson de l’รฉpeautre, dรฉposer le chou kale dans un grand bol et arroser du jus de citron, d’un trait d’huile d’olive et d’une pincรฉe de sel de mer. Masser avec les mains pendant 2 minutes.

Pour faire la vinaigrette, combiner de l’huile d’olive, le jus de citron, l’ail รฉmincรฉe, le sel de mer et le poivre, au goรปt. Assembler la salade en ajoutant l’รฉpeautre au chou kale en remuant. Ajouter les pรชches, tomates, maรฏs, oignon rouge, รฉpinards et zucchini. Ajouter la vinaigrette, garnir de noix de pin et mรฉlanger dรฉlicatement. Ajouter les garnitures, si dรฉsirรฉ, et servir. Bon appรฉtit!

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Wild Rice with Sautรฉed Mushrooms

Wild Rice with Sautรฉed Mushrooms
Wild Rice with Sautรฉed Mushrooms

This Wild Rice with Sautรฉed Mushrooms is easy and healthy. A serving of wild rice contains about 6.5g pf protein. It also contains the beneficial amino acids lysine and methionine, as well as beneficial amounts of heart-healthy linolenic acid. It is also an excellent source of vitamins and minerals.

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Wild Rice with Sautรฉed Mushrooms

  • Author: livitygardens
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 55 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup wild rice, rinsed well
  • 4 cups mushroom or vegetable broth, or water, plus 4 tablespoons
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon plant butter
  • 16 oz mushrooms (cremini, button or shiitake), cleaned and sliced thin
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1/3 cup shallots, minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Bring broth and wild rice to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce the heat to an active simmer, cover, and cook for 45 minutes. Drain and set aside.

In the meantime, in a large skillet, heat the olive oil and butter over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, garlic and thyme, and sautรฉ until soft and golden, about 6-7 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Deglaze the skillet with the white wine and let evaporate 2 minutes. Remove thyme sprig and discard. Add the shallots and wild rice, and mix well until heated through, adding broth by the tablespoon, if needed. Remove to a serving platter and sprinkle with the fresh parsley.

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Riz sauvage aux champignons

  • Author: livitygardens
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 55 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 tasse de riz sauvage, bien rinsรฉ
  • 4 tasses de bouillon de champignon ou de lรฉgumes, ou d’eau, plus 4 c. ร  soupe
  • 1 c. ร  souper d’huile d’olive
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de beurre vรฉgรฉ
  • 16 onces de champignons (cremini, cafรฉ ou shiitake), bien nettoyรฉs et tranchรฉs minces
  • 2 gousses d’ail, รฉcrasรฉes
  • 1 branche de thym frais
  • 1/4 tasse de vin blanc sec
  • 1/3 tasse d’รฉchalotes franรงaises, รฉmincรฉes
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de persil frais, รฉmincรฉ
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt

Instructions

Dans une casserole moyenne, porter le riz et le bouillon ร  รฉbullition. Rรฉduire le feu, couvrir, et laisser mijoter pendant 45 minutes. ร‰goutter et rรฉserver.

Pendant que le riz cuit, dans une grande poรชle, faire chauffer l’huile d’olive et le beurre ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter les champignons, l’ail et le thym. Saler et poivrer, au goรปt. Faire revenir pendant 6-7 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les champignons soient dorรฉs.

Dรฉglacer la poรชle avec le vin blanc et laisser รฉvaporer 2 minutes. Retirer la branche de thym. Ajouter les รฉchalotes et le riz, et bien mรฉlanger, en ajoutant des c. ร  soupe de bouillon, si trop sec. Servir garni du persil frais.

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My Take on Mac and Cheese

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My Take on Mac and Cheese

I know, there are many plant-based versions of mac and cheese out there. So why would you consider my take on mac and cheese? Because it’s tasty, easy, healthy, and it doesn’t require any heavily processed ingredients. Ready? Get on it!

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My Take on Mac and Cheese

I would suggest you cook your squash the day before or the morning of. It’s not a hard process, the oven does all the work, but having this done will cut your recipe making time significantly. All you have to do is preheat the oven to 400หš. Prick the squash with a sharp knife four times, place the squash directly on the oven rack and roast for one hour. Remove from the oven and let cool. Once cool enough to handle, peel, seed and cut into cubes. You now have cooked butternut squash flesh!

  • Author: livitygardens
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour and 8 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 13 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 butternut squash, cooked and diced (see description above to see how I do)
  • 1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked overnight or 30 minutes in hot water, rinsed and drained
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons each sea salt and pepper
  • 1/2 cup plant-based milk (I use oat milk)
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 package macaroni or fusilli pasta, cooked

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion turns a deep golden color and is nicely caramelized, about 7-8 minutes. Add the garlic powder, smoked paprika and turmeric. Cook, stirring, for an additional two minutes. Remove from the heat.

In a high-speed blender, place the squash, the cashews, the onion mixture, plant-based milk, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and sea salt and pepper. Blend until silky smooth.

In a large pot or bowl, mix the pasta with the desired amount of sauce and serve. I like mine with crispy sage or minced fresh parsley, for a more adult version. You may also keep aside some cubed squash and fry them in a bit of olive oil and a sprig of rosemary. Serve atop the pasta. Either way, all yummy!

Keywords: mac and cheese, mac, pasta, butternut squash, kids meal, squash

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Macaroni au fromage vรฉgรฉ et santรฉ

Je vous suggรจre de cuire votre courge butternut la veille ou le matin mรชme. Ce n’est pas un processus complexe, le four fait le gros du travail, mais ceci coupera le temps d’assemblage de la recette de faรงon significative. Pour ce faire, prรฉchauffez le four ร  400หš. Faites quatre petites incisions dans la courge ร  l’aide d’un petit couteau. Placez la courge directement sur la grille du four et cuire pendant une heure. Retirez du four et laissez refroidir. Vous pouvez ensuite peler et retirer les graines. Coupez ensuite en cubes et voilร !

  • Author: livitygardens
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 heure 8 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 heure 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 courge butternut, cuite et coupรฉe en cubes (voir la description plus haut pour voir comment je fais)
  • 1/2 tasse de noix de cajou brutes, trempรฉes toute une nuit ou 30 minutes dans l’eau chaude
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ d’huile d’olive
  • 1 gros oignon, coupรฉ en dรฉs
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de poudre d’ail
  • 1/4 c. ร  thรฉ de paprika fumรฉ
  • 1/4 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma moulu
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ chacun de sel de mer et de poivre
  • 1/2 tasse de lait de plante (j’utilise du lait d’avoine)
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de moutarde de Dijon
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de jus de citron
  • 1 boรฎte de macaroni ou fusilli, cuits

Instructions

Chauffer l’huile d’olive dans une poรชle ร  feu moyen-vif. Ajouter l’oignon et cuire, en brassant souvent, jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit tendre et caramรฉlisรฉ, environ 7-8 minutes. Ajouter la poudre d’ail, le paprika fumรฉ et le curcuma. Cuire, en brassant, deux minutes de plus. Retirer du feu.

Dans un mรฉlangeur ร  haute vitesse, placer la courge, les noix de cajou, le mรฉlange oignon et รฉpices, le lait, la moutarde de Dijon, le jus de citron, et le sel de mer et poivre. Mรฉlanger jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’une texture lisse. Goรปter et ajuster les assaisonnements.

Dans une grande casserole ou un grand bol, mรฉlanger les pรขtes cuites avec la quantitรฉ de sauce dรฉsirรฉe. J’aime bien garnir mon macaroni avec de la sauge croustillante ou du persil frais hachรฉ. Vous pouvez aussi garder des cubes de courge et les faire sauter dans l’huile d’olive avec une branche de romarin, pour une version plus adulte. Quelle que soit la garniture, ou mรชme sans, c’est dรฉlicieux!

Keywords: macaroni au fromage, enfants, courge butternut, courge, pรขtes, pasta

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