Zucchini Noodles with Pesto Rosso · Thyme for Cooking

The theme for Monday posts in July is Zucchini.

Zucchini is the Italian phrase for summer time squash and, for unknown causes, within the U.S. inexperienced striped summer time squash are known as zucchini – all the remainder are summer time squashes, often famous with their coloration.

Courgette is the French phrase for summer time squash and, in a lot of the remainder of the English-speaking world, refers to all summer time squashes.

As squash is a wonderfully good phrase, one can solely assume that by giving them a French or Italian title they’re meant to be extra interesting.

As they’re so prolific and ’tis the season, I’m that includes summer time squash recipes, beginning with straightforward and getting extra artistic as growers get extra determined.

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Zucchini Noodles with Pesto Rosso

That is a straightforward summer time aspect that’s prepared in beneath quarter-hour. We love Pesto Rosso.

• Creator: Kate
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook dinner Time: 5 minutes
• Complete Time: quarter-hour
• Yield: 2 servings 1x
• Class: Greens

• 1 zucchini or summer time squash, about 8″ (20cm) lengthy
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 2 tbs pesto rosso or common pesto
• 1 tbs salad olive oil

• Slice the zucchini with a vegetable / potato peeler into paper skinny strips.
• Cease slicing while you get to the seeds – discard the middle with the seeds.
• Warmth the two tsp of olive oil in a big skillet over medium-high warmth.
• Add the zucchini noodles and rapidly stir-fry simply till they begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.
• Take away from warmth.
• In a medium bowl combine the pesto rosso and 1 tbs salad olive oil.
• Add zucchini noodles and toss to coat.
• Serve.

Notes

These ‘noodles’ are simply made with a vegetable peeler. This makes use of bought Pesto Rosso – which is pesto with a little bit of tomato added.
Use any summer time squash / zucchini for this.

Vitamin

• Serving Dimension: 1/2 recipe
• Energy: 182
• Sugar: 2.7 g
• Sodium: 160 mg
• Fats: 18.5 g
• Saturated Fats: 2.9 g
• Trans Fats: 0 g
• Carbohydrates: 4 g
• Fiber: 1.2 g
• Protein: 1.9 g
• Ldl cholesterol: 0 mg

Key phrases: summer time squash, zucchini, zucchini noodles

In case you have a spiralizer, and like ‘zoodles’: Pesto & Cherry Tomato Zucchini Noodles

That’s it !