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I like to fry or sautee onions, garlic, chilis, spices (for flavor) and zucchini (the main ingredient); then stir them in a can of chopped tomatoes and simmer for a few minutes. The tomatoes are a way to add a sauce with some thickness that brings all the ingredients together. I want to get close to the texture and consistency, but I'm looking for something else so the dish does not always taste the same.

Is there another vegetable or fruit I could use instead of the tomatoes?

apaderno
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  • today at lunch I used onions and a little ground beef in my sauteed zucchini. That time of year. – Kate Gregory Jul 28 '11 at 22:03
  • Does it have to be a vegetable? Why not some other sauce? Why not zucchini and a protein? – talon8 Jul 29 '11 at 15:02
  • I suppose it doesn't have to be a vegetable. But, something with the same consistency, somewhere between a sauce and a soup. – d l Jul 29 '11 at 18:20

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You could use coconut milk and curry-type flavorings (e.g. coriander, cumin, turmeric, galangal, ginger, lemongrass, any type of chili pepper, cilantro), for a very different taste with a somewhat similar texture.

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Cottage cheese will keep it consistent and match very well with the zucchini & spices.

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  • Interesting -- for the cottage cheese, how long does it have to cook? Does it have to simmer, or just warm it a bit? (I have no experience cooking with cottage cheese) – d l Aug 28 '11 at 21:39
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Diced eggplant (aubergine) with some coriander and cumin cooked with the zucchini would also give a very thick sauce consistency. I would cook the eggplant first, until it is quite 'mushy', so as not to overcook the zucchini. If you needed to thin the sauce you could add some stock or a little tomato paste and water.

Top it with a big blob of natural yoghurt at the end if you like that type of flavour.

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I like to cook mushrooms with my onions, garlic, and zucchini. I prefer cremini (baby bellas), and I salt them so that they give up a lot of water, which can make things a bit sauc-y. And, of course, you can always mix up the spices.

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