It would also be good with a little bread on the side to lap up the extra sauce if you wanted to make it a bit heavier. I prefer this dish cold, but you could certainly warm it up. The addition of tomatoes and roasted red peppers really pulled the dish together to make it a healthy, light meal that is perfect for the season. The zucchini noodles created the perfect base for my creamy pesto. Dinner becomes the roasted veggies (which may also include some roasted potatoes), warm zoodles for me, grilled chicken for the boys and some tahini sauce. In honor of the Tasty Tomato Festival, today’s recipe starts a mini trend for this week, that of basil pesto and tomatoes in pasta. Top the noodles with a homemade sauce thats as easy as roasting. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a skillet on medium heat.

With zucchini noodles (aka - zoodles), this spin on classic spaghetti. Once the red peppers are charred, place in a paper bag and seal for 20 minutes. Roasted Tomato, Pesto & Chicken Sausage Zoodles Festival Foods Shopping. Red Pepper Sauce Roast the red peppers on an open flame on your stovetop. I wasn’t complaining, we had an adventure! Saut zucchini noodles with garlic and finish with fresh basil and Pecorino Romano. Spiralize and put the zoodles in a bowl and set aside. One minute we were drenched in sweat at a hundred degrees, next we were shivering from being soaking wet in rain water. It cleared some people out but most people waited it out, helping everyone hold down tents and laughing through the crazy weather.

This year though, I was slinging Fat And Juicy Bloody Marys from my home town of Charleston all while stuffing my face with fresh tomato sandwiches from Rosewood Market and pickled potato and tomato tacos from Tazza Kitchen. So maybe next year I will succeed in posting some photos for you guys from the festival. The sense of community is wonderful and while I imagine guests feel a similar vibe, I cannot help but feel pride in helping this event run as smoothly as possible. The only issue is that I always cave because it feels so good to be a part of the behind the scenes activities. Cook and stir for 1 additional minute, until the cheese has melted and the cream sauce is coating the zoodles and other vegetables. Add cream, then parmesan cheese, and additional salt and pepper to taste. Cook 3-4 minutes longer, until the zoodles begin to soften. My goal is to attend and take some photos to do a blog post for you guys on everything they have to offer, it really is amazing. Add in the zoodles, chiffonade basil, and cherry tomatoes. The event is actually held at City Roots farm too, doesn’t get much cooler than that! Every year I say I am going to attend as a guest opposed to working behind one of the stands, but that has yet to happen. This is my personal favorite food and music festival that Soda City has to offer! All the local vendors get together to promote farm to table foods and sustainable practices. This weekend was Columbia’s annual Palmetto Tasty Tomato Festival.

Roasted zoodles