Courgetti with Homemade Tomato Sauce

Courgetti with Homemade Pasta Sauce

A lovely and quick comforting dinner that is great alone or, like I have done in the photo above you could add griddled chicken or perhaps some griddled haloumi...

If you don't have a spiraliser (I don't either) you can use a vegetable peeler and then slice the courgetti really fine from there.

(serves 4) - but it is great the next day for lunch so it's always good to make extra.

Ingredients:

• coconut oil
• 1 onion chopped finely
• 3 garlic cloves grated
• 1 finely chopped chilli
• 20 cherry tomatoes halved
• 1 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 tbsp tahini
• a handful of fresh basil
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 4 courgettes (cut thinly with a peeler or spiralised)
• a handful toasted pinenuts
• salt and pepper
• some cheese (feta or parmesan)

Method:

• sauce the onion, garlic and chilli in the coconut oil for a few minutes
• then add the tomatoes, tomato puree, tahini and basil. Stir well then add the lemon juice, and a little bit of water and then tip the courgetti into the pan.
• Once the courgetti is soft, season it all with salt and pepper, scatter over the toasted pine nuts and cheese and serve.