Most yellow summer squash is gmo now days, but not the ones we used. We got these fresh from a vegetable garden, harvested from non-gmo seeds. Without the grated cheese, this can be a Vegan meal.
There are several gadgets on the market that one can use to turn a yellow summer squash into spaghetti strands. They can range from $3.99 to about $100.00 depending on the one you buy. We bought a OXO Good Grips Julienne Peeler Stainless Steel Blade , and the cost was $9.99 at Macy’s.
You wash the squash, remove the blade protector cap, grab the squash in one hand and the peeler with the other hand, and start peeling until you reach the seeds.
You can mulch the rest of the vegetable after discarding the seeds or remove the seeds and steam the vegetable flesh in a steamer, and enjoy with a little butter and Italian seasonings.
But before you peel the squash into spaghetti strands, let make some sauce. What you will need is:
1 15 ounce can of stewed tomatoes, with no other flavors or added salt
1/2 cup fresh basil
3 cloves fresh garlic
2 tbsp. tomato paste, no added salt
1/2 tsp. Himalayan salt ( or sea salt) optional
5 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. garlic powder
Open can of tomatoes and pour into a food processor. Add basil, chopped garlic, and puree.
Side not: allow garlic to set 10 minutes after chopping before adding to processor. To get the health benefits of garlic, oxygen needs to active the enzymes within the garlic, to give us it s health benefits. When ever using garlic after mincing, or chopping it, allow it to set for 10 minutes before using it, your body will be thankful you did.
Now add the puree tomato sauce to a medium sauce pot over a med-high heat. You will note that the tomato sauce will be a little soupy. Just add 2 tablespoons of tomato paste and stir in, and see how it thickens. Lower heat to simmer and place lid over pot. Just before pouring sauce over sqauch pasta, stir in 1/2 teaspoon of Himalayan salt, but is optional.
On med-high heat place a (1) large ceramic coated frying pan, and pour 4 to 5 tablespoons of olive oil into pan. Allow to heat some, then add 1 teaspoon of powdered garlic.
Next, (2) add squash pasta to pan, put timer to 5 minutes, and stir now and again.
Note (3) the olive oil has stuck to the squash, if it hasn’t, then you added to much olive oil. Continue to stir now and again.
After 5 minutes (4) turn squash pasta onto a flat plate or pie pan and set aside for 2 minutes. Then turn pasta squash into a strainer to drain off any water, that may have accumulated, but do not rinse.
Plate squash pasta, top with spaghetti sauce and with your favorite Italian cheese and serve.
If you can fork the squash pasta like traditional pasta, then it was cooked right. But if squash cannot be forked and falls apart, it was cooked to long and in too much oil.
What Others are Saying About Squash and Spaghetti:
I like squash a lot any way but who would of thought to use it as pasta. I wonder if you could slicke the squash like lasagne noodles to make lasgne with it as well. I definitly would like to try this. Thanks for the inspirational healthy alternative.
Honey
I would think you could use the squash like lasagna noodles. Maybe you would have to cut the slices just a bit thicker than traditional pasta.
Cut to thin and it may not hold its shape.
Thanks Honey for your visit and comment.
Regards,
Randy
What a delicious way to fix vegetables. Thank you for the links to my posts.
Thanks for visiting Jovina. Your welcome as to the links t your articles and yes it was a delicious meal.
The photo looks so much like linguine, if you don’t know it is yellow squash. I sent the photo to my brother in California through an IM and had him guess what the meal was.
He couldn’t believe it was a vegetable and not a real pasta. 🙂
Thanks again Jovian for your comment and have a great day!
Regards,
Randy