I think I’ve discovered my favorite new Summer side salad!
So I know I totally dropped the ball on getting a red, white, and blue themed recipe up for all my friends here in the States. I don’t know, I just had so many recipes lined up before the 4th that I had to share. The good news is that this salad is perfect for a picnic on a hot Summer day. In fact, all the bursting colors sort of remind you of fireworks, no?
I’ve had a spiralizer for a while but because it’s not a tool I keep in plain sight I tend not to use it as much as I’d like to. This salad though, it may have changed that and the key component is the pesto. It’s made with just a few simple ingredients and they’re all just thrown into the blender. Done.
Now I know there are some that would argue zucchini noodles are nothing compared to regular pasta and you know what, I couldn’t agree more. The point of the zoodle is that it’s just the most fun, and for me enjoyable, way of eating zucchini (or possibly tied with zucchini bread 😉 ).
Like I said, the pesto is simple. Just a handful of ingredients pulsed together and tossed with zoodles, red onions, pine nuts, and cherry tomatoes. If you would rather use a nut instead of pine nuts, go for it. Also, to be completely honest, cherry tomatoes aren’t one of my favorites so if I made this just for me I’d use some red bell peppers in their place.
Guys, guys, this salad is way better than it even looks. I know the sight of so much green might be off-putting to anyone who doesn’t eat a lot of veg, but if you have any curiosity about this one, try it. And by the way, it’s also gluten free, dairy free, vegan, and requires no cooking at all!
One last tid bit I should add is that this salad’s only weakness is that it doesn’t save well. No worries though, you can still make it ahead and just keep the pesto separate from the veggies. When you’re ready to serve, just toss it all together and you’re all set.
Creamy Avocado Pesto Zoodle Salad
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 3-4 servings
Show the word that "salad" doesn't have to be a boring pile of lettuce with these epic avocado pesto zoodles!
Ingredients
2 medium zucchini, spiralized
1/2 medium red onion, diced
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
Pesto:
2 tablespoons walnuts
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, washed
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast, plus more for topping
1 ripe avocado, pitted
2 teaspoons, fresh garlic
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
Combine the ingredients for the pesto in a blender or food processor and blend until nearly smooth, but still slightly textured.
Toss the pesto with the zoodles, onion, and cherry tomatoes in a large salad bowl. Top with the pine nuts and some more nutritional yeast and serve immediately.
Notes
This salad is best served fresh. If you need to prepare it ahead, simply store the pesto in an air-tight container separate from the veggies and toss together just before serving.
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Avocado is very good for health specially for female reproductive system. Good to see the recipe related to it.
@introvert-dime I'm so glad you like it. 😀
It looks delicious, healthy and beautiful.
@moala 😀
this looks so tasty
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@injiskitchen You too! 😀
Looking very spicy..
This one made by me
@hanseljoy 😀
A nice post you gave us a gift. It's really nice to have your post as beautiful as your post-images, and you've talked a lot about food. A question to me? That is, I found a red fruit in your diet, so what is the name of this fruit?
@mamun123456 So glad you like it!
Beautiful .. Yes, healthy food is a lifestyle
I liked .. work wonderful of you, creativity
Thanks for sharing tips with us..
@slimanepro Thanks !
IT LOOKS MOUTH WATERING YUMMY.
@deb180 😀
@gringalicious lots of greeny salad with food ...Good r u eat this
@satish1730 😀
First of all thank you for sharing the beautiful images of yummy green salad healthy food is essential for healthy life style and avocado is also good for diabetes and heart diseases nice to have this.
@raksha 😀I'm so glad you like it.
Wow so good food. I like it.. your post
@sharif99 Thank you so much!
Yeah there is a lot of green in this dish, but maybe I give it a try ;)
It looks amazing!
@sirbruce92 😀
I love my spiralizer. Zucchini pasta with pesto is delicious! A winner for summer. Your photos are lovely @gringalicious
@buckaroo Thank you so much and it makes me so happy to hear you like it.😀
Se ve delicioso 👍🏼
@aremontilla 😀
Nice post
Good luck
@meenu1 😀
I have never had so many veg's in one meal @gringalicious🥑🥒🌱(🍒🍅)🍋🌿 👍😄
@jacknaxter Haha, well it's very delicious!
Damn! This looks yummy plus a great skill in photography
@gringalicious. Wish you were my personal chef lol
@lexymaine 😀
Hahaha keep it up dear
@lexymaine 😀
Good salad
@daysiselena 😀
howdy @gringalicious! the perfect summer salad..beautiful and healthy. Brilliant. photos ain't bad either.
@janton Thank you so much!
It made me hungry!
@manuc 😀
thank u for sharing your post .. we learning more things from u :)
@maad666 Thanks!
@ashike 😀
Nice post of a salad
Good luck
@moneyking1 😀
@gringalicious Your photos are lovely
It made me hungry!
@ravikrishna Haha, so glad you like it. 😀
Looks good
@justcassy
I am so making this salad for the 4th, @gringalicious! It’s beautiful for sure. Now to convince my husband to get a spiralizer....
(Just kidding - Sprouts grocery store sells pre-spiralizer veggies. 😉)
@mrscwin I really hope you enjoy it. Happy 4th!
Hmmm very yummy salad this seems to me. Wonderful work @gringalicious. You made my day by these images. This creamy avocado salad looks awesome. It just watered my mouth. Good food photography.
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This looks really delicious! :)
@mrchef111 😀
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@mando82 Thank you so much!
Is it spicy. Because it look very colorful and spicy
@shivaay Thank you so much!
This recipe comes in handy AS I recently bought a spiralizer!! Thank you
@susanne That's awesome. I really hope you can try it. So great to hear from you my friend. Happy 4th!
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@gringalicious your salad looks awesome im sure this is very delicious and healthy too. I really love your posts because i learned and see new things in the world. Especially this recipe caught my attention because i am also conscious about health and proper diet.... :)
@mabeth I'm so glad you like it!👍
Delicioso.
@margarita21 😀
Great idea and popping colours! Love avocado !
@ch00fy - foodie
@ch00fy I do too! Thank you so much for your support.
Great recipe, I love the fact that you did not use any oil - natural nuts are a much healthier option for pesto 😉
@rawadventuress Yes, I completely agree. Thanks for your support!
I will try this salad on this sunday, but I don't think avocado will available near by market. Thanks for sharing
@jyoti-thelight Thank you so much! If you can't get avocado you can try using nut butter instead. Oh, or tahini!😆
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Looks like we are on the same wave link, lol. I posted zoodles yesterday too. Great recipe and fanatic photo shoot Tory 🌿😊🌿
@lenasveganliving 😀So glad you liked it!
healthy and the best part is you feel like you’re eating !!
@manishseo I'm so glad you feel that way. Thanks for reading!
The truth that such amazing photos, I melt not only the mouth, but also the entire body. hahahaha ... What a show of food, and what a treat !.
@visionfractal 😀
Beautiful design and Avocado is very useful for the reproduction of women
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@mrunalini I'm so glad you like it.
Great as always..😁👌
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