Day 269 Almond Sauce Pasta

Almond Sauce Pasta

1/2 Cup Almond Butter
1 Tablespoon Ginger, chopped
3 Dates, pitted and chopped
3 Cloves Garlic, chopped
2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
1 Jalapeno Pepper, chucked
1/2 Cup Water to thin if needed
1 Pound Whole Wheat Pasta
1 Carrot, peeled and diced
1 Small Head of Broccoli, chopped
1/2 Cup Snow Peas, trimmed and chopped
1/4 Cup Basil, chopped
3 Tablespoons Mint, sliced

1.  Cook the pasta.  Drain. Quickly blanche the carrots, snow peas and broccoli in water.

Almond Sauce

2.  In a blender, add the almond butter, ginger, dates, garlic, soy sauce and jalapeno and blend until smooth.  Add the water if needed to thin.

Blanched veggies

3.  Add the almond sauce, basil, veggies and mint to the pasta. Mix well.

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