Cheesy sauce

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Ingredients

1 green plantain (~ 250 g)
1 okra
1½ zucchini
200 ml water
30 g seedless virgin olive oil
1 g salt
½ g fructose

Procedure


  • Fan bake the green plantain at 180° C for about 40 min;
  • Peel 1½ zucchini until the flesh is completely white (no visible green);
  • Steam the zucchini until very soft (~ 30 minutes);
  • In the meanwhile, peel the okra and remove the seeds inside every compartment;
  • Boil it in water for about 5 minutes and remove the okra;
  • When the plantain and the zucchini are ready, peel the plantain and cut both in slices;
  • Add them to the water where you boil the okra;
  • Blend everything and continue to cook for other 10 minutes;
  • Add finally the oil and blend again.
  • You will have a nice creamy sauce for meatless balls, gnocchi, pasta etc.


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