Creamy       Zucchini Sauce

Yield

4 servings

Time

35 minutes

Ingredients

– 2 lbs. zucchini or yellow squash – ¼ tsp. salt or to taste – 1 tbsp. paprika – 2 tbsp. olive oil For the Sauce – 1 cup coconut milk – ⅛ cup fresh parsley, chopped – ⅛ cup fresh basil, chopped – 1 tbsp. tomato paste – 2 garlic cloves, minced – ¼ tsp. salt or to taste – ⅛ tsp. red pepper flakes or to taste

1. Cut the zucchini into medium-sized cubes and season with salt, paprika, and olive oil. Mix and spread on a baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes at 400°F.

2. In the meantime, pour the coconut milk into a pot. Add the parsley, basil, tomato paste, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir, and bring to a gentle simmer.

3. At this point, add the baked zucchini cubes to the sauce and stir. Turn off the heat and then serve.

Mix with pasta. Any type of pasta would work great with this Creamy Zucchini Sauce. Just remember not to rinse it, so the sauce sticks to it better.

How to serve this sauce

On top of grains. Serve it over rice, quinoa, barley, bulgur, millet, buckwheat, or any other grain that you like. It pairs really well with my Spinach Rice!

With bread. Just dip a slice of nice, crusty bread into this sauce and enjoy!

If you want to store leftover Creamy Zucchini Sauce, you can place it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

For a tasty sauce that's full of flavor, you have to try this Creamy Zucchini Sauce. Made with rich coconut milk, tomato, and garlic, this zucchini dish is absolutely yummy.

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