I’m sure you’ve heard your friends or even celebrities on TV talking about using vegetable noodles in place of wheat noodles. Do these taste good? How would I make vegetable noodles? All you need is a spiralizer!
It can be a manual handheld version, a larger counter top spiralizer, or a more expensive model like the one that attaches to a Kitchen Aid mixer. A spiralizer is easy to use. Put your vegetable between the blade and the handle and begin cranking. As you crank the handle, the blade will cut the vegetable into long strings that appear as noodles. If you want more versatility look for a spiralizer that has different size blades so you can produce different size noodles. Some models are dishwasher safe, whereas others you would need to wash by hand. Hand held ones are nice because they are portable, but usually they don’t offer as much versatility for size of the noodle. The counter top ones are great for versatility, but cleanup takes more time and they take up more space on the counter. The attachment for the Kitchen Aid mixer is great, very versatile, easy clean up, but it is pricey.
After you have made the zoodles (aka zucchini noodles) what do you do with them? They can be eaten raw, boiled in water like regular noodles, or microwaved for about three minutes before eating. Top with your favorite pasta sauce, use in a salad, garnish a pulled pork sandwich, or make zucchini fries. Next time you want to try a zoodle, grab a spiralizer and give it a try!