Spaghetti with No-Cook Tomato Sauce and Hazelnuts

Spaghetti with No-Cook Tomato Sauce and Hazelnuts
Servings: 4
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by /contributors/joshua-mcfadden This raw tomato sauce gets texture from zucchini and body from toasted nuts that are blended into the base. You can sub almonds for hazelnuts.

Ingredients

1/2 cup blanched hazelnuts 1 pound cherry tomatoes, halved 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more 12 ounces spaghetti or linguine 1 beefsteak tomato, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 cup basil leaves, divided 2 small zucchini (about 8 ounces), coarsely grated 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling Freshly ground black pepper 1 ounce ricotta salata (salted dry ricotta), shaved

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °F. Toast hazelnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until golden brown, 8 –10 minutes. Let cool, then coarsely chop. Place cherry tomatoes in a large bowl; season with salt. Cook spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1/4 cup pasta cooking liquid. Meanwhile, puree beefsteak tomato, garlic, red pepper flakes, 1/2 cup basil, 3 tablespoons chopped hazelnuts, and 1 teaspoon salt in a food processor until smooth; add to bowl with salted cherry tomatoes. Add zucchini, spaghetti, pasta cooking liquid, 1/4 cup oil, and remaining 1/2 cup basil leaves and toss to combine; season with salt and pepper. Divide pasta among bowls, drizzle with more oil, and top with ricotta salata and remaining hazelnuts.

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