Recipe: Creamy Raw Zucchini ‘Noodles’

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This simple recipe for creamy zucchini noodles, or “zoodles,” is a perfect side dish or an easy weeknight meal. The creamy avocado adds amazing skin loving fats and vitamin E, while the raw zucchini adds amazing crunch, fiber, and energy-promoting B vitamins. You can sprinkle with hemp seeds for added protein.

Ingredients:

4 zucchini (or about one per person) 1 ripe avocado 2 tablespoons Olive Oil juice of ½ lemon (or more) ¼ – ½ teaspoon chili flakes ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped Salt and pepper to taste ¼ cup goat cheese* 2 tablespoons chives

* To make a vegan ‘cheese’ you can use ¼ cup raw cashews (soaked for 4 hours) and 2 tablespoons chives. This will mimic the goat cheese.

Directions:

Using a spiralizer, turn your zucchini into spaghetti noodles. (If you don’t have a spiralizer, just use a vegetable peeler to make linguine-style noodles.) In a food processor combine avocado, olive oil, lemon juice, chili flakes, salt, pepper, goat cheese (or cashews), and cilantro. Pulse to purée until everything is combined and creamy. Toss zucchini with the cream sauce to combine and serve.