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What Is Spaghetti Marinara?
Spaghetti marinara is a famous Italian pasta recipe consisting of pasta called spaghetti and a tomato sauce called marinara.
The first association that comes to mind when mentioning marinara sauce is tomato because tomato is the main ingredient of this sauce.
In the picture: raw vegan spaghetti marinara pasta on a plate
Where Does Spaghetti Marinara Pasta Come From?
Marinara sauce, as well as spaghetti marinara pasta, originate from the Italian region of Campania, specifically the city of Naples.
In the picture: raw vegan spaghetti marinara pasta on a plate pictured from above
What Does 'Spaghetti all Marinara' Mean?
The name spaghetti alla marinara consists of three words:
- Spaghetti
The word spaghetti originates from the Italian word spago, which means string. Since the word spaghetti is a diminutive and plural form of the word spago, it means little string.This name perfectly suits the shape of this pasta – long and thin strands of pasta.
- Alla
The word alla means in. - Marinara
The word marinara comes from the Italian word marinaro, which means to sail, or sailor. There are two main theories about the origin of this sauce and paste.
1st theory: Sauce that Sailors Carried on their Travels
Marinara sauce is believed to have been invented by Neapolitan sailors or their wives in the 16th century after tomatoes were brought to Europe from America. A simple sauce, made from non-perishable ingredients, was ideal for sailors on long voyages.2nd theory: Sauce that Is Quick and Easy to Prepare for Sailors
Another theory is that marinara sauce was made as a quick and easy dish for sailors when they returned home from their sea voyages.
Together, spaghetti alla marinara means thin strands of pasta in tomato sauce for sailors.
In the picture: the kitchen where raw vegan spaghetti marinara pasta is being made
What Kind of Pasta Goes with Marinara Sauce?
Marinara sauce goes best with spaghetti pasta.
In the picture: ingredients for raw vegan spaghetti marinara pasta
Spaghetti Marinara in 5 Words
If you ever find yourself on a hypothetical association quiz at which you get the following 5 words:
- Naples
- Spaghetti
- tomato
- oregano
- sailors
You can be sure that the correct answer is spaghetti alla marinara!
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Recipe
Spaghetti Marinara - Raw Vegan Pasta
Equipment
- knife
- chopping board
- vegetable peeler
- masher
- herb scissors
- reverse osmosis water filter
- spiralizer
- kitchen scale
- mortar and pestle
- Blender
- ear muffs
- dehydrator
Ingredients
Spaghetti
- 2 lbs zucchinis
Marinara Sauce
- 1 lbs tomatoes
- 1 red bell pepper
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 oz sunflower seeds
- 0.7 oz ground chia seeds
- 1 tsp dried celery
- couple leaves oregano
- couple leaves basil
Instructions
Washing Ingredients
- The first step in the preparation of each dish is, of course, to wash all the ingredients. It is extremely important that the water in which we wash food is clean and free of all the harmful impurities that are typically found in tap water, such as chlorine, fluoride, arsenic, sulfates, pesticides, etc. I use a reverse osmosis water filter in my kitchen. With this reverse osmosis water filter, you can have clean water running out from your kitchen tap. Order your water filter HERE.
Tomatoes
- Destem tomatoes.Peel the tomatoes.Chop the tomatoes into small pieces.Transfer the tomatoes into a bowl.Mash the tomatoes.
Sunflower Seeds
- Measure out 1oz / 30 g of sunflower seeds.Put the sunflower seeds in the mortar.Grind the sunflower seeds in the mortar.Transfer the ground sunflower seeds into the bowl with the tomatoes.Mix sunflower seeds and tomatoes.
Pepper
- Place the pepper in the mortar. Crush the pepper in the mortar.Put the crushed pepper in a sieve.Shake the sieve with crushed peppers above marinara.Mix all ingredients.
Garlic
- Peel 3 cloves of garlic.Crush the garlic in the mortar.Transfer the crushed garlic into the bowl with the marinara.Mix all the ingredients.Â
Oregano
- Cut a couple of oregano leaves with herb scissors and add them to the marinara.Mix all the ingredients.
Dehydrator
- Transfer the marinara to a glass dish.Chop 1 tomato and one sweet red pepper. We will need these two ingredients for the smooth sauce. In this version of my raw vegan pasta marinara, I realised that it is best to have 2 sauces: a smooth sauce to mix into the spaghetti and a chunky sauce to add over the spaghetti.Add the tomato and bell pepper slices to the glass dish around the marinara.Place the dish in the dehydrator.Dehydrate the marinara and additional ingredients at 47 C for about half an hour.
Chia Seeds
- Measure out 0.7 oz / 20g of ground chia seeds.Soak the ground chia seeds in water, then mix them and let them sit for about 15 minutes to thicken.
Dried Celery
- Put 2 spoons of dried celery in the mortar.Grind the dried celery.
Zucchinis
- Cut off the zucchini ends.Peel the zucchinis.Spiralize zucchinis.Transfer the spaghetti into a bowl.
Tomato Sauce
- Now we are going to make the smooth tomato sauce. Before using the blender, protect your hearing with ear muffs. Noise accumulatively and irreversibly damages the cells of the inner ear. Because of this, it is very important to protect the inner ear from noise.Order quality ear muffs HERE. Put the tomato slices and red peppers from the dehydrator into the jug blender.Return the dish with the chunky marinara to the dehydrator. Put the soaked ground chia seeds into the blender.Put the ground dried celery from the mortar into the blender. Blend these ingredients into a thick sauce. Pour the sauce over the spaghetti. Mix the spaghetti into the sauce.Using tongs, transfer the spaghetti with the sauce onto a plate.
Serving
- Take the chunky marinara out of the dehydrator. Pour the chunky marinara over the spaghetti.Add more sliced oregano leavesAnd a couple of sliced basil leaves on spaghettiAnd the masterpiece is finished!Enjoy!
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In the picture: Marina from Health Glows holding a plate with raw vegan spaghetti marinara pasta
Marina from Health Glows
As a certified raw vegan diet and healthy lifestyle coach, Marina helps her clients and followers to transition to a raw vegan diet in a proven and sustainable way in order to get rid of health problems and build a high level of health.
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