Simple Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles) with Warm Tomato Sauce
 
 
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 4 large ripe red tomatoes
  • 1 large zucchini (or 2 medium)
  • 1 yellow tomato or cherry tomatoes (optional)
  • 2 cloves of garlic minced
  • 6 basil leaves, thinly sliced (a few more to garnish)
  • a small handful of freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180c degrees
  2. Wash and prepare all the vegetables and herbs
  3. Place the red tomatoes on a baking tray and bake for around 20mins until the skins split (I find this process also makes the tomatoes so much tastier!)
  4. Allow the red tomatoes to cool enough so you can handle them
  5. In the meantime, using a spiraliser, mandolin or peeler, cut the zucchini into noodles
  6. Slice the yellow tomato or cherry tomatoes, mince up the garlic, slice the basil leaves and grate your parmesan cheese
  7. Once the red tomatoes are cool enough to handle, remove the skins and hard core
  8. Crush them in a medium sized bowl with your hands or a wooden spoon (I keep the seeds and all)
  9. Heat your pan on medium heat and add the butter until melted
  10. Add the garlic and sauté lightly for about a minute
  11. Add the crushed tomatoes and continue to simmer and stir/crush further with a wooden spoon for the next 10 mins
  12. Add the basil leaves and stir for another minute or so
  13. Add the grated parmesan cheese and stir well, turn off the heat
  14. Add the zucchini noodles and toss well
  15. Add the sliced tomatoes and divide on 2 plates
  16. You can easily save up half the tomato sauce in the fridge and only cut up half your zucchini if only 1 portion is needed
  17. Simply heat the remaining sauce the next day
Recipe by Intuitive Food Design at https://intuitivefooddesign.com/food_recipe/simple-zucchini-noodles-zoodles-with-warm-tomato-sauce/