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A good marinara sauce is a secret weapon for any mom. You can serve it on top of Whole Wheat Pizza Dough, as a dipping sauce with Zucchini Coins and of course with pasta, but pesto just inches past red sauce is our kitchen. We love it in Egg Pesto Melts, in a Potaco and our new favorite being these zucchini spaghetti noodles. That’s right, zucchini! I got my hands on a copy of Inspiralized by Ali Maffucci and it’s made a world of difference in the way that I think about vegetables. I’ve always been a fan of transforming vegetables kids typically avoid like kale and spinach into fun kid friendly recipes like Kale Chips and Spinach Cake Muffins.
The Inspiralized cookbook shows you how to turn everyday vegetables into healthy, creative, satisfying meals that are not only creative, but as I’ve been finding from the recipes I’ve tried in the book, also delicious. The night I made this Pesto Spaghetti with Cherry Tomatoes for six people every last bite was consumed. It’s true that everyone in our family loves pesto, but this simple recipe really showcases all of the ingredients in the best way possible. The best part is that it’s gluten-free, so you can serve this “spaghetti” to your favorite pasta lovers!
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Pesto Spaghetti with Heirloom Tomatoes with Inspiralized
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh basil leaves
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 2 medium zucchini, spiralized with Blade C
- 3/4 cup mixed heirloom grape tomatoes
Instructions
- Combine the basil, pine nuts, olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, and parmesan in a food processor and pulse until creamy.
- Place the zucchini noodles and tomatoes in a large bowl, pour the pesto on top, and toss to combine.
- Note: If you prefer a hot dish, heat the zucchini noodles in a large skillet over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, When they are al dente, add the tomatoes and pesto, and toss for another 1 to 2 minutes, until heated through.
Would love to win this cookbook!
How cool! Thanks for the opportunity to win!!
This looks fabulous!!! I would love to make better noodles!
How cool! I’d want to try the beets, the cabbage and the pears.
wow I would love to try the zucchini noodles, looks fun!
I have seen so many recipes involving zucchini noodles that I would like to try. Looks like a great way to have something delicious AND healthy for dinner!
I have been wanting to try zoodles
I would like to try beets!!!
My son is a cancer survivor so now we do a ton of veggies!! This would be awesome!
Definitely have been wanting to try zucchini
Our fourth and final baby was just diagnosed with a wheat and egg allergy (along with peanuts and bananas – boo!). I’d love to get some “pasta” in him! He loves zucchini, so that would be our first to try, but I like the idea of a fruit pasta too. At 6yo, my oldest would love to try a fruit salad pasta! Thanks for the chance.
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I have been wanting to try spiralized vegetables for so long!! I just haven’t bought the tool yet, lol 🙂 I would love to win this!
I think it would be fun to try to spiralize apples and sweet potatoes
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