Zoodles and Nomato Sauce - Grain-Free, GAPS and Paleo AIP
 
 
Ingredients
Zoodles
  • 1-2 zucchini squash per person, depending on the size
  • Sea salt
  • Duck fat (or fat of your choice)
Nomato Sauce
  • 1 lb. ground beef (omit for vegetarian sauce)
  • 2 tbsp duck fat (or fat of your choice)
  • 4-6 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 leek, thinly sliced
  • 6 carrots, peeled and chopped
  • 1 small beet, peeled and sliced
  • 3 celery ribs, diced
  • 1½ cups broth
  • juice from 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
Zoodles
  1. Wash and peel the zucchini
  2. Create noodles with your spiral slicer or cut thin strands of zucchini, skipping the very center with the seeds (the spiral slicer basically does this for you)
  3. Place zoodles on a cookie sheet or in a strainer
  4. Sprinkle with sea salt to help draw out the moisture
  5. After about 20 minutes (in the oven at 200 degrees to help "sweat" them or in a strainer in your sink) wrap them in paper towels and squeeze out any excess moisture
  6. Saute in duck fat (or your choice of fat) for several minutes, until they are cooked to your preference. Alternately, you can add them to your sauce and simmer.
Nomato Sauce
  1. Brown the ground beef and set aside. (I cook mine in advance, in large quantities in my slow cooker, so I usually have pre-browned beef to pull out and add to recipes)
  2. Melt the duck fat and saute the leek and garlic for a few minutes
  3. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil
  4. Reduce heat and cover
  5. Simmer until veggies are soft
  6. Remove bay leaf and discard
  7. Using a high powered blender or an immersion blender, puree until smooth. Add the sauce and the meat back into the pot
  8. Adjust seasoning to taste
  9. If your diet tolerates it (not AIP legal or GAPS Intro, but is allowed on GAPS Full) top with parmesan cheese and enjoy!
Recipe by Our Life in the Shire at https://www.ourlifeintheshire.com/zoodles-and-nomato-sauce-grain-free-gaps-and-paleo-aip-friendly-dinner/