GET CREATIVE WITH YOUR SPIRALIZER
Looking for a light, healthy and kid-friendly meal? You’ve come to the right place. We enjoy using cool kitchen tools like our hand held spiralizer to make healthy eating fun and exciting! This recipe is low in carbs, fat and calories. You can make this fort for lunch, dinner or as a side! We used fresh basil and spices to boost the flavor. You can use a variety of vegetables to spiralize such as carrots and beets! Nutrition tip: For a low sodium meal, use herbs like parsley, basil or cilantro in place of added salt or seasoning mix (with added salt).
- Serves: 4
- Category: dinner, lunch, side dish, vegetables
Ingredients
Basil Pesto
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1 garlic clove, diced
- 1/2 small yellow onion, diced
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- Salt, to taste
Zucchini Noodles
- 3 large zucchini, spiralized (using spiralizer tool)
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- Fresh basil leaves, for garnishing
Instructions
Basil Pesto
- In a food processor, combine the onion, garlic, basil, olive oil.
- Blend until smooth and season with salt, to taste.
Zoodles
- Spiralize the zucchini with a spiralizer.
- Toss the zucchini with pesto until well coated, and season with salt.
- Add cherry tomatoes and mix.
- Garnish with fresh basil.