Zucchini ‘Noodle’ & Pesto Salad

Recipe by jules_stonesoup

  • Time needed: 15 minutes
  • Calories per serving: 269
  • Servings: 2
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Rating: 4.50 based on 2 reviews

This Zucchini ‘Noodle’ & Pesto Salad has such freshness and vibrancy yet the noodles provide the comfort you’d normally expect from a bowl of spaghetti. I’ve been serving it mostly as a side salad this Summer but it would only take a poached egg, some sardines, a generous handful of shaved Parmesan or a little cooked chicken to turn it into a meal.

Ingredients

• 2 medium zucchini
• 6 tablespoons pesto
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• bunch basil, leaves picked
• handful pine nuts

Method

1. Cut zucchini into spaghetti-like noodles using a spiralizer, vegetable peeler or mandoline. Sprinkle with some fine salt and stand for a few minutes to soften.

2. Combine pesto and lemon in a large bowl.

3. Toss zucchini noodles in the pesto dressing along with the basil. Taste and adjust seasoning with more salt or lemon, as needed.

4. Serve with pine nuts scattered on top.

4 reviews for “Zucchini ‘Noodle’ & Pesto Salad”

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    Medium courgettes is a bit vague would it be possible to know the actual weight of the raw courgette noodles please ?

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    Had with Mackerel fillet for an evening meal with a glass of Rioja. Yum and very filling and felt very virtuous afterwards.

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    Gorgeous, am definitely making this again!
    It was the most talked over item at our BBQ yesterday, everybody loved it. We had it cold as a side salad but I can see how it could make a great main course in different ways as mentioned above.

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    This looks yummy. For the pesto do you use ready made or make it at home?

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