Lemon-Garlic Recipe ∼ Zucchini Noodle Salad with Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette

This is a healthy, simple, and easy zucchini noodle (or zoodle) salad that is suitable for your personalization. For variation, feel free to top with feta cheese, parmesan, chopped walnuts, chile flakes, whatever suits your palate.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 teaspoon honey
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
• ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 medium zucchini, ends trimmed
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro leaves and stems
• ¼ cup toasted pine nuts

Cooking Directions

1. Whisk lemon juice, garlic, Dijon mustard, honey, basil, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl. Drizzle in olive oil and whisk until vinaigrette emulsifies; set aside.
2. Spiralize the zucchini into noodles using the thin blade. The strands will be very long, so cut them into manageable lengths with kitchen shears. Place zucchini noodles in a large bowl and add cilantro.
3. Pour the vinaigrette over the noodles right before serving. Toss to gently coat. Taste and adjust the seasoning, if necessary. Sprinkle with pine nuts and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

• calories253.8
• carbohydrateContent10 g
• fatContent23.3 g
• fiberContent2.2 g
• proteinContent4.1 g
• saturatedFatContent3.3 g
• sodiumContent86.9 mg
• sugarContent4.8 g