Healthy Veggie Pasta
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4.9
Healthy Veggie Pasta
Description
The Healthy Veggie Pasta offers a straightforward preparation centered on canned tomatoes cooked with garlic, salt, and black pepper to achieve a sauce with appropriate acidity and consistency. Fresh basil is added off heat to preserve its aromatic qualities. Small cubes of zucchini and eggplant are sautéed quickly in olive oil to retain some bite and mild flavor, then combined with the tomato sauce and pasta to meld the components gently.
This dish can be served as a light main course or a side pasta. The fresh basil leaves used for garnish add a fresh aroma that complements the cooked vegetables. The recipe relies on simple ingredients to create a balanced and textured pasta meal focused on vegetables.
Ingredients
- 70 g linguine
- ¼ onion
- ½ black pepper
- 50 g zucchini
- 50 g eggplant
- 20 ml olive oil
- ½ garlic clove
- 125 g tomato canned
- 7 g basil green
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Mix the canned tomatoes and garlic, salt and pepper to taste in a blender. Boil the sauce on low heat until it reaches the right consistency and acidity.
- Keep a few leaves of basil for the plating and finely cut the rest. Add the basil to the sauce after removing from the heat.
- Bring a pot of salted water to the boil, add the pasta, and cook until al dente.
- Cut the vegetables into small cubes and quickly fry in a pan with a little olive oil.
- Add the tomato sauce over the cooked vegetables and boil together. Add the pasta to the sauce and mix gently.
- Transfer to a plate and decorate with the remaining basil leaves.
Notes
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