Meatless Monday with Vegan Mediterranean Vegetable Spaghetti

Welcome (back) to the Miratel blog for a pre-fall edition of our Meatless Monday vegan recipe share. Miratel took the Meatless Monday pledge to support reducing meat consumption 15% by eliminating it one day per week to preserve the health of our planet. We consider our support of this great movement part of our CSR business strategies as it spreads awareness of the impact of our food choices on our environment.

Now that we are into September and there is a faint chill to the air, you might be thinking of hearty yet easy vegan meals that can be made during the week and today’s recipe is both. Our recipe today for Vegan Mediterranean Vegetable Spaghetti is quick to make, delicious and gluten-free because it’s made with brown rice pasta. This nutritiously tasty recipe takes just 20 minutes to make and comes courtesy of Ella Woodward of Deliciously Ella via Forks Over Knives.

Ingredients (serves 2)

• 10 ounces brown rice spaghetti
• 1 red bell pepper, cubed small
• 1 yellow bell pepper, cubed small
• 2 plum tomatoes, sliced into eighths (discard the seeds)
• Salt
• ½ jalapeño (optional)
• 2 tablespoons dried herbes de Provence
• 2 tablespoons tomato purée
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or juice of 1 lime
• 12 cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 1 zucchini, halved then sliced into thin half-rounds
• 1 bunch spinach, chopped
• Handful of black olives

Directions

1. Bring the pasta water to a boil.
2. Place the chopped peppers, plum tomatoes, salt, jalapeño (optional) and herbes de Provence into a saucepan. Add ¼ cup water and allow the mix to simmer and gently cook down to form the sauce. If the liquid dries up before the tomatoes and peppers start to release their juice, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
3. After a few minutes, add the tomato purée and the apple cider vinegar or lime juice.
4. Cook the spaghetti according to package directions.
5. Once the tomato and peppers begin to meld into a sauce, add the cherry tomatoes, zucchini slices, and spinach. Mix well and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes.
6. Drain the pasta, then stir the pasta, olives, and an extra sprinkling of herbes de Provence into the sauce.

To complete this meal, serve alongside a leafy green salad dressed in a light balsamic or Italian vinaigrette.

If you haven’t already, we encourage you to visit the Meatless Monday website and join us in taking the pledge today. Spread the word at home and at work and promote CSR business initiatives to make your green call centre, office, factory, shop, restaurant or salon even greener.

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