Zucchini is a vegetable that I almost like better fresh and raw instead of cooked (although it's really good sauteed in olive oil or broiled with some grated Parmesan cheese).
Last night I used my y-shaped julienne peeler to peel ribbons of zucchini, much like pasta noodles, and dress them with lemon, salt, pepper, and some fresh tomatoes, and finished with a little olive oil.
It was a really refreshing salad, which you can actually twirl around your fork like you would pasta. This dish would also be really good tossed with some actual pasta noodles, since the flavors complement pasta very well. If you don't have the julienne peeler I used, then all you need is a sharp knife and a little patience to slice and julienne the zucchini.
Printable Recipe
- 1 zucchini
- 1 tomato, diced
- juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 teaspoons olive oil