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Ingredients
for
4
Spaghetti with Fried Zucchini and Tomato Sauce
45 min.
Time:
786
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
72 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- For the tomato sauce
- 1 onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 lg can peeled Tomatoes
- salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 1 pinch sugar
- 1 Tbsp finely chopped Basil
- For the zucchini
- Frying oil
- 2 Zucchini
- 60 grams Pastry flour
- 40 grams finely grated Parmesan
- 1 pinch salt
- 150 milliliters milk
- 1 egg (medium-sized)
- a little Pastry flour
Preparation
1.
For the tomato sauce, peel and dice onion and garlic. In a pot, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil. Add tomatoes with their liquid and crush with a wooden spoon. Simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally. Season with salt, pepper and sugar and stir in herbs.
2.
In a large pan, heat frying oil to 175°C (approximately 350°F). Rinse, trim and cut zucchini into slices. Mix flour with Parmesan and season with salt. Mix in milk and egg. Dredge zucchini slices in a little flour and dip in batter. In batches, fry zucchini slices in hot oil until golden-brown. Drain on paper towels.
3.
Cook spaghetti in plenty of salted boiling water until al dente, according to package directions. Drain. Serve spaghetti topped with tomato sauce and fried zucchini.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 786 cal. | (37 %) | ||
| Protein | 23 g | (23 %) | ||
| Fat | 38 g | (33 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 87 g | (58 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 1 g | (4 %) | ||
| Roughage | 9.2 g | (31 %) |