Amaranth is a food of vegetable origin, which is cultivated as a cereal, vegetable or plant, and contains highly beneficial properties for our body, such as its high mineral content, it is low in fat, and it is considered an excellent source of carbohydrates and proteins. It is also a good remedy to alleviate the symptoms of osteoporosis and anemia thanks to its high calcium content. In this recipe we teach you how to prepare pasta with tomato and amaranth sauce, don’t miss it!
Contents
Ingredients to make Pasta with tomato and amaranth sauce:
- 500 grams of Spaghetti
- 5 units of ripe red tomatoes
- 3 units of white onions
- 1 pinch of dried oregano
- 5 dessert spoons of amaranth seeds
- 1 pinch of garlic paste
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 pinch of Pepper
- 1 pinch of white sugar
How to make Pasta with tomato and amaranth sauce:
- In the first step, what we must do is prepare the ingredients to make this recipe with amaranth.
- To make the homemade tomato sauce for our pasta with amaranth recipe, we must wash the onion and tomato. Once clean, you must cut them into helmets as shown in the photograph and take them to a refractory, add salt, oregano, pepper and one or two tablespoons of olive oil. Take the preparation to the oven for 20-25 minutes at 160ºC.
- While we are making the homemade tomato sauce, bring a pot with water over medium heat. Once you see that it is about to boil, add the spaghetti and cook until they are al dente or at the desired cooking point. Draw and reserve them.
- Bring a frying pan over medium heat and add the amaranth seeds, we must toast them until they take on a dark brown color. Remove them and reserve them to be able to use them later in the recipe
- Once our vegetables are removed from the oven, let them cool and process them in a blender or processor until a sauce is made with them, you can add a little brother or olive oil to give a thicker texture to the homemade tomato sauce, and add the white sugar. You can also replace this ingredient with a little stevia if you do not want to use refined sugar, what this ingredient will do is neutralize the acidity provided by the tomato. Reserve the willow.
- Bring a skillet over medium heat and add a teaspoon of olive oil, add the spaghetti to the skillet and let it fry for a few minutes.
- Add the tomato sauce to the pan where we are preparing the pasta recipe and add a pinch of amaranth seeds onIf you wish, to give it additional flavor add a glass of white wine to the pan, what it will do is add a touch of flavor to the preparation and the liquor will evaporate.
- Serve the pasta with amaranth byadding a dessert spoon of amaranth seeds on top of each of the dishes that are served, add Parmesan cheese on top
