Thai Basil Mushrooms Over Zucchini Noodles with Spicy Almond Sauce

This dish is Amazing!!!

I designed this recipe for a Rawganic dinner I was having with friends. 

The food had to be palatable to meat eaters, children, and my husband, who has very high standards regarding food quality! 

I gotta say: "I nailed it!"

The BEST part of this dish is that the entire recipe only has 10 grams of sugar and 1 tablespoon of oil! I have really chosen to make no compromises on healthful living in the creation of this meal. 

When I first ate this meal I could hardly believe how delicious and flavorful it was! Real Food is truly powerful!

Thai Basil Mushrooms over Zucchini Noodles 

with Spicy Almond Sauce

Mushroom Ragout:

2 Portobello Mushrooms cubed

10 Shiitake Mushrooms chopped

1/3 Yellow Onion chopped

1 Scallion thinly sliced

Mushroom Marinade:

1 tbsp Sesame Oil

4 tbsp Coconut Aminos

1 tbsp Water

1 Lemon Juiced

1 clove Garlic Minced

1 tsp Ginger Minced

1/4 tsp Red Pepper Chili Flakes

1/4 tsp Ground Mustard

2 tbsp Basil Chopped

~~Combine Everything into a large bowl and let stand for 30 minutes to soften mushrooms

Noodles:

2 Zucchini Spiralized

1 cup Sprouts (Sunflower Sprouts work best though all sprouts are delicious)

Spicy Almond Sauce:

1/4 Cup Raw Sprouted Almond Butter

2 tbsp Water

5 tbsp Coconut Aminos

2 tbsp Basil minced

1 tsp Ginger minced

1 clove Garlic

1/8 tsp Cayenne (to taste)

1/4 tsp Chili Powder

~~Blend all ingredients then stir into "noodles" until soft

Serve Mushroom Marinade over Noodles

-serves 2-

I feel confident after reading my recipe you are just as excited to try this dish as I am to have you try it!

I want to take a quick moment to discuss the protein value of this dish! 

Being a vegan, protein is an important consideration and it also tends to be the first question anyone asks about when informed of my diet.

In each serving there are 16.5 grams of protein!

4 grams of protein from the Portobello.

2 grams of protein from the Skiitake.

4.5 grams of protein in the Almond Butter.

6 grams of protein in the Sunflower Sprouts.

Mushrooms, particularly Portobello and Shiitake,  are an excellent source of protein to consider when meal planning! There are so many wonderful ways of getting your protein as long as you take a few extra moments to check into it!

I hope you enjoy this dish as much as I did!

 Let me know your thoughts!