Savannah
August 1st, 2007, 01:37 PM
Sicilian Summer Squash Pasta Sauce
Category: Main Dishes - Pasta
Suitable for a: vegan diet
Ingredients:
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2 handfulls of fresh basil leaves, roughly torn up or chopped
1 medium vidalia onion or about 1/2 large one, roughly chopped (l like kinda big pieces)
1 big elephant garlic clove sliced and roughly chopped or like 4 - 5 large regular garlic cloves
about 8 large fresh ripe plum tomatoes, skinned and seeded and roughly chopped or 1 28 oz. can of quality diced plum tomatoes
about 3 large yellow squash, unpeeled but washed well and sliced in about 1/4 inch thick circles, or you can also use zuccini
pinch of kosher salt to taste
dash of red pepper flakes to taste
about 4 tbsp. olive oil (you might need more depending on the pan you use)
Instructions:
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put the oil in a large skillet or pan with high sides (you are gonna sauté this dish)
put the onion and garlic in the pan and sauté until the onion starts to look soft and starts looking transparent, don't brown.
add 1/2 of the basil and all of the squash and continue stirring and sautéing until the squash starts to look softer and starts looking clearer
add the tomatoes, the salt and the red pepper flakes and stir and simmer about 10 minutes.
add the rest of the basil and stir in and simmer about another minute.
Serve!
Additional comments:
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You can serve this over your fav pasta (I like it over whole wheat penne) or you can just put it in a bowl and have it as a side dish with your meal. It is best if you use just-picked fresh and fragrant basil and you don't overcook it. If you use cheese in your diet, then grated reggiano parmesean cheese over the plate of pasta and sauce is yummy on it too. This is my friend's mom's recipe which is a variation of an apparently traditional Sicilian pasta sauce. I hope you enjoy it.
Category: Main Dishes - Pasta
Suitable for a: vegan diet
Ingredients:
------------------------------------------------------
2 handfulls of fresh basil leaves, roughly torn up or chopped
1 medium vidalia onion or about 1/2 large one, roughly chopped (l like kinda big pieces)
1 big elephant garlic clove sliced and roughly chopped or like 4 - 5 large regular garlic cloves
about 8 large fresh ripe plum tomatoes, skinned and seeded and roughly chopped or 1 28 oz. can of quality diced plum tomatoes
about 3 large yellow squash, unpeeled but washed well and sliced in about 1/4 inch thick circles, or you can also use zuccini
pinch of kosher salt to taste
dash of red pepper flakes to taste
about 4 tbsp. olive oil (you might need more depending on the pan you use)
Instructions:
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put the oil in a large skillet or pan with high sides (you are gonna sauté this dish)
put the onion and garlic in the pan and sauté until the onion starts to look soft and starts looking transparent, don't brown.
add 1/2 of the basil and all of the squash and continue stirring and sautéing until the squash starts to look softer and starts looking clearer
add the tomatoes, the salt and the red pepper flakes and stir and simmer about 10 minutes.
add the rest of the basil and stir in and simmer about another minute.
Serve!
Additional comments:
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You can serve this over your fav pasta (I like it over whole wheat penne) or you can just put it in a bowl and have it as a side dish with your meal. It is best if you use just-picked fresh and fragrant basil and you don't overcook it. If you use cheese in your diet, then grated reggiano parmesean cheese over the plate of pasta and sauce is yummy on it too. This is my friend's mom's recipe which is a variation of an apparently traditional Sicilian pasta sauce. I hope you enjoy it.