You don’t have to be vegan to crave or enjoy vegetarian dishes. In fact, vegan foods can help break a monotonous menu and create the variety you may be looking for. It is also a wonderful way to gradually adopt healthy eating habits if you struggle to do so. While this is not a New Year’s resolution type of article, it is meant to encourage you to embrace and prepare our simple, scrumptious menu of clean eats at home. In less than 30 minutes, you’ll be on your way to enjoying this garlic sesame pasta dish.
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz. spaghetti
- 3 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 4 bell peppers (two red and two green) thinly sliced
- 2 carrots cut into matchsticks
- 1 head broccoli cut into bite-sized florets
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp dried parsley
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp dried thyme
- 1 tbsp dried basil
- 1 bulb onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic
The sauce:
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 4 tbsp dried ground chilli pepper (medium fine)
- 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
Preparation
- Bring water to boil in a large pot. Add 1 spoon of extra virgin olive oil and cook the spaghetti until it is done. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- Mix all of the sauce ingredients together in a bowl.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat while the pasta cooks. Add the four cloves of garlic and then onions after 30 seconds. Add the carrots, bell peppers and dried leaves (parsley, oregano, thyme, basil) after additional 30 seconds. Stir frequently for 2 minutes and then add the broccoli to cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add spaghetti and the sauce you just made to the vegetables and allow to cook until the sauce is a bit thickened. This should be no more than 3 minutes. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve hot.