pasta recipes

[Trek420]

We've been trying some pastaless versions of pasta.

I love pasta in all it's ramifications and will always cook with it. A recent meal at a brew pub we shared a dish of paper thin sliced lightly sauteed vegies over greens. It was so good I decided to just run with it.

No recipe here, more of a theory Pick some colorful vegies that can be sliced very thin: squash, colorful peppers, red onions, eggplant (salt and drain them first or use the Japanese eggplant), 'shrooms ... etc.

Saute the vegies maybe use a low fat option like stock, wine, throw some garlic and or shallots in there.

One night I used very thinly sliced free range grass fed happy beef, another night added shrimp (I don't know how happy the shrimp were). You can use a meat product like bacon or sausage or ... or not. Or use really nice portobello mushrooms ... have fun.

Anyway so now we have this nice saute of thin sliced vegies, with or without animal products, all in this nice garlicy, pan drippings, whiney oops I meant winey pan drippings stuff.

Pour that over mixed greens such as baby spinach, Thai greens and basil, arugula ... mixed flavorful, spicy greens and voila! Pasta Primavera over greens? Or like a warm spinach salad but much moh bettah.