Australian Natural Health Magazine - Nourish

Ingredients (serves 2)

• 1 medium zucchini, sliced thin, lengthways
• 1 tomato, sliced thin
• 1 cup of tomato sauce (see below)
• Walnut Pesto (see below)
• Walnut Crumbles (see below)

Tomato Sauce ingredients

• 1 small clove garlic
• 1 cup semi-dried tomatoes
• ¼ cup olive oil
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 4 soft and pitted raw dates
• 2 tbsp water (if needed)
• 1 tsp chopped oregano or thyme

Blend to a paste in a food processor.

Walnut Pesto ingredients

• 1 clove garlic
• 1 bunch of basil picked off the stems
• 1⁄3 cup olive oil
• ½ cup walnuts
• Juice from ½ lemon

Blend in a food processor until a paste is formed.

Walnut Crumbles ingredients

• 2 cups walnuts
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp marjoram
• 2 tbsp Shoyu soy sauce
• Pepper to taste

Place all ingredients in food processor and blend till a coarse crumb is achieved.

Method
Place a layer of zucchini on a plate. Top with cherry tomato pulp, fresh tomato slices and walnut pesto.

Top with a layer of zucchini and layer with tomato pulp and pesto again.

Sprinkle top with walnut crumbles.

Photo credit: Trupp Cooking School