The Healthy Spiralizer Cookbook (16 page)
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Authors: Rockridge Press
PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES / COOK TIME: 10 MINUTES
Sometimes the simplest things are the most delicious. These zucchini noodles don’t take a lot of work, but they make a delicious snack. Or serve them as a side dish with your favorite meat, poultry, or fish.
HAND-CRANK
Shredder blade
Blade D
HOURGLASS
Thin-cutting blade
SERVES 2
GLUTEN-FREE, PALEO-FRIENDLY, VEGAN
PER SERVING:
Calories: 221; Total Fat: 22g; Saturated Fat: 3g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Total Carbs: 9g; Fiber: 3g; Protein: 3g
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 zucchini, ends cut flat and spiralized into spaghetti noodles
3 garlic cloves, minced
Zest of ½ lemon
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1. In a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers.
2. Add the zucchini noodles and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are soft, about 6 minutes.
3. Add the garlic, lemon zest, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper and cook, stirring constantly, until the garlic is fragrant, 30 to 60 seconds.
4. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley. Serve immediately.
WITH MEDITERRANEAN SPICES
PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES / COOK TIME: 10 MINUTES
The potato’s sweet and earthy notes contrast with the fragrant Mediterranean spices in this delicious dish. Use it as a base for lamb stew or serve it with a hearty bean dish. If you don’t have any homemade vegetable stock on hand, use a good-quality stock from the grocery store.
IDEAL FOR HAND-CRANK SPIRALIZERS
Shredder blade
Blade D
SERVES 2
GLUTEN-FREE, PALEO-FRIENDLY, VEGAN
PER SERVING:
Calories: 201; Total Fat: 15g; Saturated Fat: 2g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Total Carbs: 17g; Fiber: 3g; Protein: 3g
Spiralizer alternative:
If you have an hourglass spiralizer, replace the sweet potato with 3 large peeled carrots. Spiralize using the thin-cutting blade.
1 sweet potato, peeled, ends cut flat, and spiralized into spaghetti noodles
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ onion, minced
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ cup Basic Vegetable Stock (
here
) or store-bought
1. In a food processor, pulse the sweet potato noodles until it resembles rice, about 20 one-second pulses. Set aside.
2. In a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers.
3. Add the onion, cumin, cinnamon, and ginger and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
4. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until it is fragrant, 30 to 60 seconds.
5. Stir in the sweet potato rice and vegetable stock. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the sweet potatoes are soft, about 5 minutes.