Meatless Monday: Spaghetti with Coconut Tomato Sauce
- Olivia
- Jul 20, 2015
- 4 min read
Woo sa!
Hi Friends!
How ironic is it that making a post on what to do when you're having a bad day, here I am having a bad day. Well, morning. Nothing else has sucked so far. Here's what happened:
I was all excited to take a picture of my lunch to share with you guys today. I had everything prepared and was about to go out the back door, to get more sunlight on the back patio. I didn't realise that the alarm was still set so opening the door set off the alarm. I had to rush my put my stuff down, lock the door back (it's the only way it will stay closed) and try to turn the alarm off. In the process of putting my stuff down, I tripped over all of the detergant bottles and plastic bags my mum seems to leave laying in wake, just waiting for an accident. This of course caused all of my stuff to fall down, including my dish....which was porcelain.....and my FAVOURITE dish to eat out of. Nevermind that my cell phone also fell (and I'm still trying to keep a steady signal on it) and the food. But my favourite bowl absolutely shattered! You could ask anyone, I eat EVERYTHING out of this bowl! It was a beatiful square bowl and I can't even remember where I bought it from to replace it.
The fortunate part was that I had already separated what was for my lunch and what was for photo purposes. So after cussing over the loss of my favourite bowl, I threw away the broken pieces, got a new bowl, scooped everything up into the new bowl, re-garnished everything and cautiously proceeded outside to take the photo. (Hey the show must go on right)? It really was too pretty to not share (even if no one was going to be able to eat it). It hurt to have to throw it away when I was done, but at least I can share the recipe so that if I ever decide to make it again, I'll remember what I did (and what not to do when photographing it). And you can stare at food you may not believe is actually unedible.
But before I give you the recipe, here's how I actually got to make this. There were no leftovers from Sunday dinner and I needed something for lunch. I quickly decided to improvise with some spaghetti. I know that spaghetti isn't the most fabulous, high end meal, but when you're fridge is empty and so it your wallet, you've gotta improvise. I saw some leftover coconut milk and even though I despise the taste and smell of coconut (So why did I have it? Good question. Remember that Coconut Milk Leave in Conditioner I made? And the DIY Body Wash? Great. Glad we cleared that up) I immediately searched the internet for ways to use coconut milk as a sauce for spaghetti.
When I found one I liked (I was so lazy I just went with the first one I saw, I began.
It was so simple, and kinda pretty. I wasn't blown away by the flavours, but that could be due to not having any white onions. That may have done more for the flavour. But again, this was a whatever-I-have-left kinda sauce. I was sceptical about the coconut milk, but it really wasn't bad. Probably because I masked it with some almond milk. Still this is a great dairy free recipe (well it was until I sprinkled it with parmesean cheese. You know I like my cheese!) The coconut milk was a light addition to this sauce that kept the dish vegan and healthy! So here's the recipe!
Recipe Ingredients
1/2 cup Prego Marinara sauce
1/2 cup coconut milk (+ 1/4 cup almond milk- I only had that much left in the carton so I tossed that in too)
2 Tablespoons margarine
2-3 cloves garlic minced (or 1 teaspoon pre-minced garlic)
1/4 medium diced onion (I didn't have this so I use 1 tablespoon diced green onion but I would recommend combining the two)
1 teaspoons white wine vinegar (I didn't have any but feel free to add it)
Cooked spaghetti (I have no idea how much)
salt and pepper to taste
Recipe Steps
Melt margarine in a medium sauce pan over medium heat.
Add in the diced onion and minced garlic and sauté until the onions are translucent.
Add the white wine vinegar and then the marinara sauce. Cook for 2 or 3 minutes.
Pour in the coconut milk stirring frequently.
Once combined stir in the garlic chili sauce, salt, and pepper.
Simmer for 5 minutes and serve over pasta.
I'm glad I finally got back into the kitchen and tried something new. This took about fourty minutes when you consider that I was also making breakfast. I actually still have some tomato sauce on my toes from the aftermath. I thought I scrubbed it all off, but it's not the worst thing to have stuck on your toe. If you're not sure what to do for Meatless Monday, I'd definitely suggest giving this recipe a try!
XoX,
Olivia
Commenti