Zucchini Pasta With Sungold Tomatoes Corn And Sunflower Seeds Recipes

ZUCCHINI PASTA WITH SUNGOLD TOMATOES, CORN AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS

Steps:

• Place one zucchini cylinder in a spiral mandoline, and firmly hold the mandoline in place while spinning the zucchini through the blade. Repeat with the remaining zucchini pieces.
• Wrap the zucchini ribbons in cheesecloth and squeeze out any excess water. Discard the water, and place the dry zucchini ribbons in a large bowl.
• Add the tomatoes, corn and sunflower seeds to the zucchini.
• If using lobster, dice the meat into 1-inch chunks, reserving some claws for garnish, and add it to the bowl.
• Mix in the olive oil, lemon juice and most of the basil leaves.
• Add salt to taste, garnish with the remaining basil leaves and the lobster claws if using, and serve.

PASTA WITH CORN, ZUCCHINI AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Set a large pot of water to boil and salt it. Put 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add corn. Cook, stirring occasionally, until corn begins to brown. Add zucchini and some salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until zucchini begins to brown.
• Add onion or shallots and garlic if you are using it. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens, about 5 minutes. Add tarragon and cook for 30 seconds, then tomatoes. Put pasta in boiling water and cook until tender but not mushy, 10 to 15 minutes.
• While pasta cooks continue to cook sauce, reducing heat when tomatoes begin to break down. If sauce dries out (with plum tomatoes, this is likely), add some pasta cooking water, about 1/2 cup at a time. When pasta is done, drain it, toss with sauce and remaining oil or butter, and serve immediately.

ROASTED ZUCCHINI AND TOMATO PASTA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. On rimmed baking sheet, toss zucchini, tomatoes, and garlic with 5 tablespoons oil; season with salt and pepper. Spread into single layer; roast until zucchini is lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
• In large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente, about 12 minutes. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water. Return pasta to pot. Toss with remaining tablespoon oil; cover.
• Pour reserved pasta water onto baking sheet of cooked vegetables; scrape with a wooden spoon to loosen browned bits. Stir vegetables and juices into pasta. Add parsley and Parmesan; toss to combine. Serve with more Parmesan.

ZUCCHINI, CORN, AND TOMATO COMBO

Steps:

• Cook and stir onion and garlic and bell pepper in the bacon fat until tender.
• Stir in all remaining ingredients.
• Heat until boiling.
• Simmer until vegies are tender about 10 minutes.
• When chopping the peppers, tomatoes, and zucchini, try to keep them all in nice big bite size fork pick up pieces-- Can really make the same chopping smaller and serving raw as a salsa with a using fresh lime juice.