Pineapple and Peach Spaghetti with Watermelon and Honeydew Sauce

Pineapple and Peach Spaghetti with Watermelon and Honeydew Sauce

You'll feel like you're eating dessert for lunch

Another risk that paid off today was this pineapple and peach spaghetti with watermelon and honeydew sauce.  I had a terrible realization today when I got home from church.  I was out of fresh vegetables.

I brainstormed with what I did have while I was boiling spaghetti for my son's lunch.  I realized that I could do something with the pineapple and left-over watermelon, peaches, and honeydew.  I started cutting them up into small chunks as I brainstormed what I was going to do... then it hit me.

I put small chunks of pineapple with small chunks of peaches on top of the spaghetti, and decided to make a sauce out of the watermelon and honeydew.  Pineapple and peaches are a rather tart fruit while watermelon and honeydew are more neutral, sweet and watery... the sweet cuts down on the tart and a flavor hoedown ensues on your senses.

I placed chunks of watermelon and honeydew in a blender and blended it.  The texture is very similar to that of spaghetti sauce, but very watery.  I added a few tablespoons of honey to add to the sweetness and a few tablespoons of chia seed as a thickener and re-blended.  The thickening worked (remember, you need to wait a little before it really takes effect).

I placed a serving of spaghetti in a shallow bowl, with some small chunks of pineapple and peaches on top, then spooned out the watermelon/honeydew sauce on the top.  This meal is full of nutrients and vitamins as well as water.  You are practically hydrating while you are eating and it feels like you're eating dessert for lunch.

Talk about some serious yum!  Enjoy!