Pesto Zoodles
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Pesto Zoodles
Description
This recipe turns zucchini into noodles using a spiralizer, creating a fresh vegetable base that does not require cooking. Cherry tomatoes are blistered in olive oil to develop sweetness and a slight char, then tossed with red wine vinegar for brightness and seasoned with salt and pepper.
The pesto is made by blending fresh basil, spinach, Parmesan cheese, walnuts, garlic, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, and seasoning into a smooth sauce. The pesto coats the zoodles and tomatoes, imparting a nutty, herbal flavor that balances the fresh vegetables.
Served immediately as a cold salad, this dish highlights fresh ingredients with varied textures—from crisp zucchini to soft tomatoes. Parmesan and fresh basil garnish add additional depth and aroma.
Ingredients
- 2 zucchini medium
- 1 pint cherry tomato
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- kosher salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
Basil Walnut Pesto
- ¼ cup basil packed, plus more for garnish, fresh leaves
- ¼ cup spinach packed
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese plus more for garnish, grated
- 2 tablespoons walnuts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lemon zested and juiced
- 1 garlic clove
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the zucchini using a spiralizer and place in a large bowl.
- Preheat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until bursting and blistered, 6-7 minutes. Remove from heat and toss with vinegar. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- To make the Basil Walnut pesto, mix all the ingredients in a food processor until everything is well blended with no clumps.
- Add the pesto on top of the zoodles and mix with blistered tomatoes. Season to taste, top with grated Parmesan and basil, and serve as a cold salad immediately.
Notes
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 401 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 401kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 32g | 49% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 238mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 1199mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 2181IU | 44% |
| Vitamin C | 120mg | 133% |
| Calcium | 232mg | 23% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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