Sprouted Pasta Recipe: Whole Grain Penne with Zucchini & Shiitake

Ingredients

• 4 large medium zucchini, trimmed and cut into 1/4 inch thick rounds and then cut in half again (see photo above)
• 7 ounces shitake mushrooms, cut into bite-sized pieces using kitchen shears
• 8 large shallots, thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper, divided (use more or less to taste)
• Unrefined sea salt, to taste
• 1/4 cup organic grass-fed yogurt (such as Siggis)
• 1/4 cup organic hemp seeds (such as Nutiva)
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
• 2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons hemp milk
• 1 box (16 ounces) Food for Life Pasta: Ezekiel Pasta 4:9 Sprouted Whole Grain Penne
• 1 can (15 ounces) organic BPA-free garbanzo beans (such as Eden Organics), rinsed and drained
• 1 cup chopped fresh basil
• Juice from 1/2 lemon
• 3/4 cup pine nuts, processed into crumbs with a food processor