spaghetti squash with no cook tomato sauce

This dish is great for warm days, when you want a nice pasta dish with low carbs and no hot stoves. I make this no cook tomato sauce for real pasta too but we really enjoy using Spaghetti Squash instead of pasta.
No Cook Tomato Sauce

4 garlic cloves - place in a bowl of 2 tbsp of olive oil and let sit.
 
1-2 lbs. plum tomatoes - peel off skin, squirt out seeds and squash with your hands. Place in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Toss the tomatoes and add in 2 tsp grated lemon peel, 2 tbsp chopped up butter and mix. Add in the olive, sans the garlic. Mix well and season with more s & p as desired.
When you pasta or squash is ready, mix into the sauce. Use a little pasta water to thin out. Top with freshly chopped up basil and fresh parmasean cheese.
Spaghetti Squash
Cut in half, lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and guts. In a dish, place 1 half face down and pour about 1in of water. Microwave 6-8 minutes until soft. Do the other half the same way.
When squash has cooled a bit, pull out and mix with the sauce. It will melt the butter. Top with extra lemon.
In the fall/winter I prefer to bake my squash but since it's warm out will use the microwave.  
 
 

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