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Sweet Potato Noodle Bolognese With Toasted Crushed Almonds [Vegan, Gluten-Free]
You don't need meat to make a wonderful bolognese sauce! This bolognese keeps the savory tomato sauce and replaces it with a mixture of quinoa and carrots. Protein from the quinoa keeps you full while chopped carrots, celery, and almonds helps give it a heartier texture that's so good with... Read More
Ingredients You Need for Sweet Potato Noodle Bolognese With Toasted Crushed Almonds [Vegan, Gluten-Free]
How to Prepare Sweet Potato Noodle Bolognese With Toasted Crushed Almonds [Vegan, Gluten-Free]
- Place a small saucepan over high heat and add the quinoa and water. Add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil and then lower heat and simmer until all water evaporates and quinoa is fluffy. Set aside in a bowl once done.
- As the quinoa is cooking, place your carrot and celery in a food processor and pulse until no large chunks remain. Set aside.
- Clean out the food processor and add in the almonds. Crush until chunky. Place a small skillet over medium heat and add in the crushed almonds. Cook for about 3 minutes or until almonds become fragrant. Set aside.
- Place a large saucepan over medium heat. Add in the olive oil and once it heats up, add in the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add in the red pepper flakes, cook for 30 seconds, and then add in the celery-carrot mixture and red onions. Cook for about 3-4 minutes or until vegetables soften.
- Add the diced tomatoes, season with oregano, salt, and pepper. Crush tomatoes using the back of a fork or potato masher. Cook for about 10-15 minutes or until sauce is mostly reduced. You want the sauce to be thick but still be juicy.
- As the sauce is cooking, add the sweet potato noodles to a large skillet over medium heat. Lightly spray the noodles with cooking spray and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Toss frequently until noodles have wilted and softened, about 5-10 minutes.
- Once the sauce is done, add in the cooked quinoa and stir to combine. Add in the cooked sweet potato noodles and toss to combine.
- Plate the noodles into the bowls and top each with even amounts of toasted crushed almonds.
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Should consider a slight name change for this recipe. The definition of Bolognese means MEAT sauce.
(denoting a sauce of ground beef, tomato, onion, and herbs, typically served with pasta.
example: "ravioli with bolognese sauce"). I am surprised how many sites intermix vegan recipes with non-vegan recipes.
So I nearly skipped over this recipe just because of the Name.
This recipe does sound really good and i will be trying it. But honestly consider the name change OR what was the reasoning behind it? Thank very much.