Welcome to the well-known #AKZucchiniWeek 2020! Every year, I plan a themed week surrounding the veggie that all the time overproduces and nobody is aware of what to do with: ZUCCHINI! You should definitely test the underside of the publish for this yr’s giveaway particulars — you don’t wanna miss out!

Because the week continues, you’ll discover that this yr’s zucchini recipes are extra savory than standard. When you’re searching for one thing on the sweeter facet, I recommend testing all of our zucchini recipes right here. My private favorites embody zucchini mac and cheese, chunky monkey zucchini muffins and zucchini brownies.

At present’s recipe is a vegan tackle pasta primavera that’s completely stacked with recent veggies and I AM OBSESSED. The cashew garlic cream sauce is so easy but extremely flavorful. I hope you adore it!

What’s pasta primavera?

Conventional pasta primavera was truly based in New York within the 1970s and is principally simply pasta with plenty of recent greens that’s normally tossed in a buttery, creamy sauce. The choices are countless for customizing with tons of various veggies, so after all I wished to create my very own vegan tackle pasta primavera with a creamy cashew sauce which is principally a model of my jalapeno cashew cream sauce (however with out jalapenos!)

Elements in vegan pasta primavera

• Pasta: I like utilizing penne pasta, however be happy to make use of any form of pasta you’d like (even gluten free pasta).
• Olive oil: for cooking your veggies until they’re good and tender.
• Veggies: we’re utilizing crimson onion, carrot, crimson bell pepper, broccoli, cherry tomatoes and naturally, zucchini. Really consuming the rainbow with this straightforward vegan pasta primavera! Be at liberty to combine and match primarily based on what you have got. Corn and asparagus could be scrumptious, too!
• Italian seasoning: for a little bit Italian taste within the pasta.
• For the creamy garlic cashew sauce: you’ll want uncooked cashews, water, lemon juice, garlic, onion powder, salt & pepper.
• Optionally available for serving: crimson pepper flakes, further salt & pepper and garlic crostini or my well-known do-it-yourself garlic bread.

Learn how to make creamy vegan garlic cashew sauce (aka plant-based alfredo sauce!)

The dairy free garlic cashew sauce is principally a scrumptious, plant-based tackle alfredo sauce and I’m all for it. To make it:

1. Soak the uncooked cashews in 2 cups of heat water for not less than 2 hours; in any other case I’ve discovered that you may simply velocity up the method by including the uncooked cashews to a pot with water and putting over excessive warmth. Carry water to a boil, then instantly flip off the warmth; let the cashews sit for about 20-30 minutes within the scorching water, then drain.
2. As soon as the cashews have completed soaking: add drained cashews, ½ cup recent water, recent lemon juice, garlic salt, onion powder and black pepper to a blender. Mix on excessive till sauce comes collectively. If you’d like a little bit of a thinner sauce, add 1-2 tablespoons extra water. Put aside till prepared to make use of.

Learn how to make vegan pasta primavera

1. After making your creamy garlic cashew sauce, cook dinner your pasta till al dente, in response to the instructions on the bundle.
2. Whereas your pasta boils, you may cook dinner your greens. Add olive oil to a big pot and place over medium warmth. As soon as oil is scorching, add the onion, carrot, crimson bell pepper and broccoli; saute for 3-Four minutes, stirring often. Subsequent add within the zucchini and cook dinner for two minutes, or till all of the veggies are tender, however nonetheless have a little bit crisp to them. Lastly stir within the tomatoes and italian seasoning  and cook dinner for 1 minute extra.
3. Lastly, add cooked pasta and cashew sauce to the pot with the veggies and stir to mix. Serve with crimson pepper flakes, if desired. I like having fun with this with a facet of garlic bread or with garlic crostini!

Customise your plant-based pasta primavera

• Add any veggies you have got on-hand! Within the spring peas and asparagus could be scrumptious, and summer time tomatoes could be nice in right here, too.
• When you’re not vegan or vegetarian strive including some grilled hen, shrimp and even crispy bacon. A sprinkle of freshly grated parmesan would even be scrumptious.
• Be at liberty to alter it up with your favourite pasta shapes. I believe it might be enjoyable to make use of spaghetti noodles or bowties.

Learn how to retailer vegan pasta primavera

This creamy vegan pasta primavera will keep recent lined within the fridge for about 4-5 days. It’s scrumptious made forward of time, too, so be happy to prep it the evening earlier than to your weekday lunches.

AK Zucchini Week GIVEAWAY

We’re gifting away one Dinner for Four Set from Our Place (which incorporates one among my favourite pans) to 1 fortunate winner to have a good time #AKZucchiniWeek! Right here’s the right way to enter:

1. Share a photograph of any AK zucchini recipe you make on Instagram (must be in your feed, and your profile have to be public for us to see it) with the hashtag #AKZucchiniWeek, or alternatively, you may add it to our non-public Fb Group.
2. The extra you publish & share your recipe images, the higher likelihood you must win!
3. Winner shall be introduced on Monday, 8/10 and notified through DM on Instagram or within the Fb group. Should be 18 or older, USA solely.

I hope you like this straightforward vegan pasta primavera recipe! When you make it make sure to go away a remark and a score so I understand how you preferred it. Keep tuned for extra zucchini recipes all week, xo!

Recipe by: Monique Volz // Bold Kitchen | Pictures by: Eat Love Eats

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The BEST Zucchini Lasagna Recipe (low carb!)

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