zucchini noodles & lemon "ricotta"
Serves: serves 2 with extra sauce
Ingredients
- 2-3 large zucchini
- 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half
- olive oil, for drizzling
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- hemp seeds & microgreens, for garnish (optional)
lemon-macadamia ricotta:
- ½ cup raw macadamia nuts, soaked at least 4 hours
- ¼ cup raw sunflower seeds, soaked at least 4 hours
- ¼ cup hemp seeds
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice + ½ teaspoon zest
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 small garlic clove
- handful of fresh herbs - basil, mint, oregano or tarragon
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¾ cup water, more as needed
Instructions
- Drain and rinse your macadamia nuts and sunflower seeds that have been soaking. Add them to a high speed blender with hemp seeds, lemon juice, lemon zest, white wine vinegar, garlic, herbs, salt and pepper, and water. Add a little olive oil, if necessary, to get your blade moving.
- Use a spiralizer or julienne peeler to cut the zucchini into noodle-sized shapes. (You could also use a regular vegetable peeler - peel thin strips and then slice them vertically.)
- Toss zucchini "noodles," with a few spoonfuls of the ricotta, the tomatoes, a drizzle of olive oil and a few pinches of salt and pepper. Serve with extra ricotta on the side.
- Extra ricotta will keep in the fridge for about 1 day. If it gets a little watery on day 2, give it a stir until it's cohesive again.
Notes
substitution options:
option 1: replace macadamia nuts, sunflower seeds, and hemp seeds with all sunflower seeds.
option 2: replace macadamia nuts, sunflower seeds, and hemp seeds with an equal amount of raw cashews.
option 1: replace macadamia nuts, sunflower seeds, and hemp seeds with all sunflower seeds.
option 2: replace macadamia nuts, sunflower seeds, and hemp seeds with an equal amount of raw cashews.
Recipe by Love and Lemons at https://dailycove.info/zucchini-noodles-lemon-ricotta/%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv
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