Sweet Potato Pasta with Tangy Marinara: a Raw Food Recipe

Candy Potato Pasta with Tangy Marinara: a Uncooked Meals Recipe

Uncooked foodists who’ve an aversion to uncooked zucchini (a preferred substitute for conventional noodles), this recipe is for you. As an alternative of lacking out on a staple consolation meals why not substitute the substitution with one other vegetable, like candy potato or yam. Sure, uncooked.

Candy potato noodles are nothing greater than finely shredded or spiralized uncooked candy potato. It has the feel of shredded coconut and makes an excellent al dente “noodle.” It’s also possible to use a zester to create shorter items and use instead of rice. The tangy marinara on this recipe balances the starch current within the uncooked potato, leaving you with a style of old-world Italy.

Candy Potato Pasta with Tangy Marinara

1 candy potato

2 Roma tomatoes

¼ cup uncooked almonds, soaked

7 sun-dried tomato halves

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp olive oil

½ tsp oregano

½ tsp basil

½ tsp salt

sprint of purple pepper flakes

water

Place sun-dried tomatoes in heat water to start out softening. Put aside. **Uncooked foodists take care to not use water hotter than 118 levels.

Select to peel the candy potato or depart the pores and skin on (I depart it on). Shred into prolonged strips utilizing the small facet of a normal shredder or spiralizer. Put aside.

Dry presoaked almonds (soak for 2-4 hours) with a paper towel. Place them in a blender or meals processor and mix right into a flour-like consistency. Add lemon juice, olive oil, and seasonings. Mix till combined, including a splash of water as crucial.

Chop Roma and sun-dried tomatoes and add to the sauce base. Mix right into a thick, creamy marinara sauce.

Divide candy potato noodles into two servings and prime with tangy marinara sauce. Garnish with extra purple pepper flakes if you want.

Serves 2. Sauce will preserve within the fridge for 2 days.

Dietary Advantages

Regardless of their identify, candy potatoes are low in sugars making them a secure calorie supply for diabetics. They really assist regulate blood sugar. Candy potatoes comprise a excessive quantity of advanced starch, fiber, and magnesium for straightforward digestion. They’re wealthy in beta-carotene and have extra vitamin A than a carrot of equal weight. They’re additionally an excellent supply of minerals iron, manganese, and potassium.

Tomatoes tote important quantities of antioxidants like beta-carotene, vitamin C, and lycopene (identified for its most cancers preventing properties). And, like most greens, they’re an excellent supply of fiber and potassium. Tomatoes comprise a notable quantity of chromium, additionally making them a superb meals alternative for diabetics.

Italia by no means regarded so good!