Thursday, December 22, 2011

Spaghetti Thursday


Dan made our delicious vegan dinner tonight: Roasted Spaghetti Squash with Vegetable Ragu. He also made me an extra large salad because I was adamant about not letting the produce in the fridge go to waste. He refused to eat any (more GREENS for me!)


                            EXTRA LARGE SALAD FOR ONE

 
Baby Spinach, Vine Ripe Tomato, Celery, Extra Virgin Olive oil, 
                             RAW red wine Vinegar, Sea Salt.
             

SPAGHETTI SQUASH with VEGETABLE RAGU




 INGREDIENTS-
Spaghetti Squash, 1 ea
Garlic clove, 1 ea
Leek, 1/2, sliced
Thyme, 1 tsp, chopped
Red Chili Flakes, pinch
Sea Salt, to taste
Black Pepper, to taste
Shiitake Mushrooms, 1 cup, sliced
Yellow Bell Pepper, 1 ea, diced
Green Kale, 1 bunch, stems chopped, (leaves whole)
RAW Apple Cider Vinegar, to taste
Vine-Ripe Tomatoes, 2 ea, diced

SPAGHETTI-
-1. Cut 1 Spaghetti Squash in half lengthwise. De-seed.
-2. Add 1+1/2 tsp of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil to each half.
-3. Season with salt. Bake at 375 for about 30 min.

RAGU-
-1. Add 1Tbsp of Olive Oil to enamel cast iron pot on medium heat. 
-2. Add to pot 1 crushed clove of garlic, sliced leek, 1 tsp of 
     chopped thyme. Season with Salt and pinch of Red Chili Flakes.
     Cook until leek is translucent.
-3. Add sliced de-stemmed Shiitake mushrooms, diced Yellow Bell 
      Pepper and chopped kale stems. Cook until mushrooms soften.
-4. Add chopped tomatoes. Add Apple Cider Vinegar to taste.
     Cover and reduce heat to LOW for 15 minutes.
-5. Stir in Kale Leaves and season to taste with salt and fresh 
     ground pepper. Remove from heat once kale turns bright green.
     
TO SERVE-
-Using a fork, shred the cooked Squash into a stringy texture.
-Scoop onto plate.
-Add Ragu sauce on top of squash.

ENJOY!

P.S. Dan is a chef at an Italian Restaurant in Boston. He is definitely not a vegan but is usually vegan by association after work hours. He has also been known to juice fruit and veggies at work for a quick and healthy snack...

2 comments:

  1. What does "been known to juice at work" mean??

    side eye

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  2. he juices fruit and vegetables to drink for a quick and healthy snack.

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