This is my 4th and final recipe out of the September Rachael Ray Every Day Magazine. You all know how obsessed I am with my veggie slicer. I felt like I had been neglecting it – it had been weeks since I had taken it out of the box. I had zucchini in the fridge and all of the other ingredients listed in the Zucchini Pasta w/Curried Cashew Pesto recipe. I’ve been fascinated by the raw food movement and wanted to try a different take on my normal “go to” faux pasta dishes.
The Ingredients:
1 Clove Garlic – I used two Dorot crushed garlic cubes
1/4 Cup Cilantro – tightly packed
3/4 Cup Raw Cashews
1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/4 Teaspoon Curry Powder
Salt and Pepper to Taste
5 Medium Zucchini – I used two and had a small container of pesto left for future meals
Shredded Beets – I used Trader Joe’s cooked beets – I sliced 2 of them up as a topper
In your food processor, pulse garlic, and tightly packed cilantro leaves. Add raw cashews, extra virgin olive oil and curry powder; process until almost smooth and season with salt and pepper. I added everything at once… because I’m a rebel like that and also because I failed to read the directions all the way through. 😉
It was the most vibrant color of green. You definitely have to be a lover of all things curry and cilantro.
I got my zucchini loaded into the torture device…
My zucchini pasta fell to the plate and was ready to be tossed with the pesto.
poolside…
I really liked changing up the zucchini pasta. Eating it raw was a nice alternative to having a salad as a meal. I also think it would hold up well for a potluck style event. Finding people that love cilantro and curry might be the biggest obstacle. What other ideas can you think of for a raw pasta sauce/topping?
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I heart cilantro…. this dish sounds wonderful. Seems everything you make makes my mouth water….HA! I’ve never been a beet fan but it’s been years since I’ve tried them so maybe I will try again.
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The beets from Trader Joe’s are pre-cooked and packaged for easy enjoyment. It stinks that you don’t have one closer to you.
I have a favor to ask – I’m in the market for a food processor. I used to have an old HUGE one that I hated – it took up too much space. Yours looks perfect – smaller, but capable…can you give me some hints on buying one? Would you suggest yours/are you happy with it? Thanks honey – I’m dying to make this pesto – so it might be my first try once I buy it. 🙂
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Funny story about mine. It’s an attachment for my super cheap blender. It’s old, but I just looked online and they have a newer version. It’s the Oster 12 Speed Combi Blender and it costs under $40.00. If you don’t actually need a new blender too – Cuisinart has a mini prep 4 cup food processor and I find for 2 people, I hardly ever need to break out my full size Cuisinart. I have one from the 80’s – it used to be my Mom’s and it weighs 100 lbs. hah!
I don’t care for curry but the dish looks yummaaaeeee!