Zucchini Pasta + Creamy Avocado-Cucumber Sauce

(from jdsandelman’s recipe box)

Source: Simple Veganista

Serves 2 people

Ingredients

  • 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

  1. Prepare your zucchini noodles julienne style or spiralized. Or alternately, cook your pasta of choice, about 8 ounces.

  2. For the puree, place all ingredients into a food processor/blender and process until creamy. Taste for flavor adding anything extra you might like.

  3. 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.

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