Comment by humanrebar
7 years ago
Yeah. That recipe looks pretty rough. I hate it when people try to transform unhealthy dishes into healthy "treats".
Just serve pasta with olive oil, some sort of acid (lemon juice, rotating cast of vinegars, tomatoes), and maybe a little grated sharp cheese if you really need that.
Honestly, I'd rather just eat barley, farro, or bulgur in a bowl than try to force whole grains into crumbly pasta. But I guess that's a matter of taste.
The big problem with this dish is the relative lack of umami. Sauteed mushrooms (shitake, portabella) really help here if you don't want to use meat. Or nutritional yeast really does the trick here. Depending on your palette, various fish sauces also help, though most Canadians probably aren't adding fermented fish products on everything.
I would imagine several of the recipes are directed at families with young children?
Most kids love simple noodle and rice dishes.
> Depending on your palette, various fish sauces also help, though most Canadians probably aren't adding fermented fish products on everything.
Hah, am (a very white) Canadian, and fish sauces are the only non-Vegetarian thing I'm still stocking in my house.
I was even more concerned about the margarine. I think it’s pretty established by now that cholesterol and saturated fat is a myth. Might as well eat butter then.