Zucchini Pasta + Creamy Avocado-Cucumber Sauce
(from jdsandelman’s recipe box)
Source: Simple Veganista
Serves 2 peopleIngredients
- Ingredients
- 1 large zucchini (1 per person)
- grape, cherry or mini heirloom tomatoes, halved
- jalapeno, thinly sliced and seeds removed (optional)
- arugula
- pea shoots (optional)
- zest of one meyer lemon or regular lemon
- Avocado-Cucumber Puree
- 1 medium avocado
- 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced thick
- a few large leaves of basil (optional)
- 1 meyer lemon or regular lemon, juice of
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper or black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
Directions
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Prepare your zucchini noodles julienne style or spiralized. Or alternately, cook your pasta of choice, about 8 ounces.
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For the puree, place all ingredients into a food processor/blender and process until creamy. Taste for flavor adding anything extra you might like.
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Toss zucchini pasta with avocado-cucumber puree and a handful of arugula. Serve with tomatoes, peas shoots, jalapenos, lemon zest, lemon wedges and fresh cracked pepper.