Zoodles -2 Delicious Recipes!

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts are more affordable and still provide a nutty flavor.

Welcome viewers and introduce the recipe for zoodles.

Explain the concept of zoodles and their low-carb benefits.

List the ingredients for the Greek zoodles salad: baby bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, block of feta cheese, garlic, lemon juice, kalamata olives, olive oil, dried oregano, red onion, zucchini, salt, and pepper.

Cut the tips off of 4 zucchinis and spiralize them using a spiralizer, discarding the core.

Place the spiralized zucchini noodles into a large bowl.

Finely chop about 1/4 of a red onion and add it to the bowl with the zucchini.

Slice baby bell peppers and add them to the bowl.

Cut cherry tomatoes in half and add them to the bowl.

Pit and slice kalamata olives and add them to the bowl.

Crumb the block of feta cheese into the bowl.

Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into the bowl, removing any seeds.

Add minced garlic to the bowl.

Drizzle with high-quality olive oil and sprinkle with dried oregano, salt, and black pepper.

Mix everything together in the bowl until well combined.

Optionally, use kitchen shears to cut the zoodles for easier serving.

Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.

Introduce the sautéed version of zoodles and explain the cooking method.

Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.

Add spiralized zucchini in batches to the skillet, ensuring not to overcrowd.

Sauté each batch for about 1 minute, seasoning with salt and black pepper, then transfer to a bowl.

Repeat for remaining batches of zucchini.

Add spinach pesto to the skillet and warm through, mixing with the sautéed zucchini.

Remove from heat once everything is heated and combined, ensuring not to overcook.

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