"Five a day" Pasta with Cucumber Yogurt
Finally I am
writing a recipe on my blog. Thanks to Del
Monte Blogger Recipe contest.
"Five
a day" Pasta with cucumber flavored yogurt
What is Five a day? Its one of my
favorite pasta recipe which aims to bring all five colors on the palate.
"5 a
day" Pasta (serves 2; prep time: less than 30
mins)
Ingredients:
Del Monte Extra
Virgin Oil (2-3 tbsp)
Del Monte Pasta
(Sphagetti, Lasagna or Rigate- as per choice)
Del Monte Sliced
Olives (Plain Green & Black assorted)
Garlic (2
teaspoon; finely chopped)
Del Monte Pasta
Sauce- Veg Bolognese ( 2-3 tbsp)
Bowl of
Vegetables (par boiled & diced): Del Monte canned Corn, Capsicum
(Green, Red & Yellow), Broccoli
Onions (Diced-
2 tbsp)
Green Onion
leaves (finely chopped)
Preparation:
Boil the pasta
in salted water for 8-10 minutes, add 1/2 spoon of oil to avoid sticking. Take
the boiled pasta on sieve and run through cold water.
In a heated wok,
add Olive oil, the diced and half boiled
vegetable, saute without crushing them. Add Pasta Sauce, stir well. Taste the
salt etc, stir well, add the sliced olives, stir and add the pasta. (Egg lovers
can use egg pasta or add diced boiled eggs)
Mix well till
the sauce and veggies blends well in pasta. Pasta is ready to serve, ready to
savor. You can use the following tips to serve-
Serving Tip no
1: Serve the hot pasta on a long white plate,Garnish with chopped green onions.
Cheese lovers can alternatively garnish it with shredded Parmesan cheese, add
two long slices of olives with basil leaves
Serving tip no
2: (For egg lovers) Take a boiled egg, cut from top in four long slices and
place in middle of the pasta.
Cucumber
flavored Yogurt
Take fresh yogurt
in a bowl, add 2 pinch of rock salt, 1/2 teaspoon of freshly roasted cummin
powder, 1 piece sliced cherry (without seed); two crushed basil leaves. Blend
all well using a hand blender.
Take a fresh,
green cucumber, shred it and mix it to the blended yogurt and serve with the
Pasta.
Tip: cooking for
kids, use a lesser portion of sauce to minimize spices in pasta. Alternatively
use plain tomato puree.
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You can make the
same pasta in stir fry mode. Cook Pasta and vegetables separately.
Pasta: Add 2 tbsp
of Olive oil in a wok, heat a bit. Add the boiled pasta, stir and done.
Vegetables: Cook
the veggies as above separately
Take a plate,
spread the pasta. Pour a scoop of cooked veggies atop, add shredded cheese and
garnish with two slice of Green Olives / boiled egg slices.
You can serve this
with cheese garlic bread too.
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I wish I can add
pics here but due to time constraints and non availability of kitchen, I regret
not having them)
Bon Appetite!
Ekta, I have to hand it to you. This dish is cool. Fedex some left overs. Italian foods are more tasty the next day.
ReplyDelete:)
Deletehonestly, it would have been really good if you would have posted a picture of the cooked dish.
ReplyDeletehmhm-- would have added relish to the post. :)
I too would have loved to do that. Unfortunately I don't have the pic at present...but mever mind..whenever i get, will do so.
DeleteIn the meantime, pl do try this fab and healthy recipe and share ur feedbacks. Yup, if you can post those pics too...it wud be an icing on the cake oops pasta :)
Thanks..ur name?
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ReplyDeleteFOODATHON is a platform where Delhi's online food influencers (mainly food bloggers) will come together to network, to celebrate their love for food, to hear from food experts and F&B brands.
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Regards
Karan
Thanks Karan...It was a wonderful event and I loved being there :)
DeleteWas really eyeing that air fryer..lolz it sounded good and gonna recommend to my friends. All the best...Loved the contest n all the interactions