t o g
Thursday, April 11, 2013
When in Beaver Creek we had lunch at Zach's cabin where I was served an awesome meal. The menu referred to it as zucchini pasta with a smoked sun dried tomato pesto.
I have been craving it ever since we came home and had to try to duplicate it.
Not the smokey part. Just the rest. The yummy sun dried tomatoes, the basil and parmesan from the pesto.
We thought they probably used the little, baby zucchini.
That way, you could use the peeler to slice down the entire length of the zucchini, while managing to keep the width in tact.
I thought about sauteing the zucchini, but decided to just steam it instead by placing the slices in a colander and steaming them over a pot of boiling water.
It really was one of the most delicious little combinations, I just had to share.
AND... after much consideration decided to name it "t o g". Because, hey, this is my knitting blog after all. And, there isn't anyone I would rather share this with than my knitting friends.
{tog:: knitting or purling stitches (ingredients) together.}
t o g (paste, spread, chutney, pesto, topping...)
Ingredients::
1 cup sun dried tomatoes packed in oil (do you have any canned from last summer?)
3/4 cup pesto (mine was from the garden last summer, hanging out in the freezer.)
1 sweet onion
1 tsp red pepper flakes
Directions::
Saute the onion in the oil from the sun dried tomatoes until tender. Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender until blended. Toss with steamed zucchini. Sprinkle fresh parmesan (and fresh parsley or basil if you have any around).
You can use this with just about anything, really. Use over grilled chicken or fish. Spread on toast or a bagel with cream cheese. Spread over crackers. Toss with pasta. The possibilities are endless!
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