Pasta With Sausage And Peppers (Raw)

It's so wonderful to be able to sit down, eat a plate of sausage, peppers, onions and mushrooms, over pasta, and not feel all stuffed and bloated afterward!!! And here's a sneaky way to add more greens that your kids and family won't suspect: toss some chopped kale into the blender with your marinara sauce. This tasty dish was served over a combination of kelp and spiralized zucchini.

Spaghetti, Sausage & Peppers

Serves 4-6

Veggie Marinade

1 large tomato

1/4 red/orange bell pepper

1 tsp onion powder

1 Tbsp olive oil

Herbs: fresh basil, parsley

pinch of cayenne pepper

pinch of sea salt

Blend ingredients until smooth. Set aside.

Veggies

1 red bell pepper

1 orange bell pepper

3/4 large onion, sliced thin

1 1/2 cups mushrooms, thinly sliced

1/2 zucchini, sliced thin and halved.

Slice all veggies thin. Transfer to a large bowl and mix with marinade. Let sit for at least 1 hour. Spread on a non-stick dehydrator sheet and dehydrate at 110 degrees for 2 hours. (mix and stir half way through).

Spaghetti

2 cups Kelp noodles

2 Zucchini (spiralized)

Rinse kelp noodles and cut in half. Soak in warm lemon water at least 1 hour or more, while preparing the rest of your meal. Spiralize zucchini shortly before serving. You can also spiralize and put in a strainer to remove some of the excess liquid from them.

Creamy Marinara Sauce

• 3 tomatoes
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, soaked and chopped
• 1 medjool date, pitted, soaked and chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1/4 red onion, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 red or orange bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 avocado, chopped (optional)
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp, fresh basil, to taste
• 1/8 tsp, sea salt. to taste
• cayenne pepper, to taste
• pinch of dried oregano
• Blend ingredients. Taste and season to your liking. Set aside.
• Rawsages (optional, made in advance)
• 3/4 cup walnuts, soaked overnight
• 1/4 cup pecans soaked overnight
• Dash of crushed red pepper
• 2 medjool dates, pitted and chopped
• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds, crushed or ground
• Dash of cayenne
• 1/4 tsp each, salt, oregano, basil, sage, thyme
• Dash of pepper

Process the walnuts until well chopped. Add remaining ingredients, and process until it begins to come together, but still has texture.

Roll into small balls and dehydrate at 110 degrees 6-8 hours. I store and freeze these in an airtight container, and use for raw pizzas and other Italian style dishes. Rawsages are optional in this dish, but add a wonderful texture and flavor.

Assembly

Place a mixture of kelp and zucchini noodles on each plate. Top with marinated veggies. Add marinara sauce and garnish with rawsages and chopped fresh parsley or basil.

You can warm veggies and marinara in dehydrator prior to serving.