Bursting with vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, the Zucchini noodle makes a super nutritious alternative to high-carb pasta.

This recipe is one of many I have developed for my Break Through! Signature Cleanse Program, which focuses on delicious, satiating meals that encourage optimum health and weight.

The aim is to create meals that not only taste good and are healthy, but leave you satisfied.

This is the way to creating sustainable results with your health and weight goals, transcending the start-stop yo-yo of ‘dieting’.

Many of the ingredients in this recipe can be sourced from my one-stop-favourite, organic wholefoods online store, The Wholefood Collective. They go to great lengths to ensure everything they source is amazing quality, they stock all my favorite products and I don’t even have to leave the house! Oh and the cherry on the cake is they donate profits to improve food security for vulnerable Aussies.

Here are some of the ingredients you’ll need:

Extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
Chilli flakes

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Fresh and Raw Zucchini Noodle Salad

Prep Time 10 minutes

Servings 1

Author Brenda Janschek

Ingredients

• 1 large zucchini
• 6 cherry tomatoes halved
• 6-8 Kalamata olives pitted and quartered
• Handful of fresh basil leaves
• Handful of rocket
• Drizzle Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• Zest of half a lime
• 1 garlic minced
• Salt and pepper
• Crumbled goats cheese optional
• Thinly sliced fresh red chilli or chilli flakes optional

Instructions

• Make zucchini noodles - if you don’t have a spiraliser, use a potato peeler to make thick strips then cut them into thinner strips
• Pop into a bowl with cherry tomatoes, olives, basil and rocket
• Make dressing out of olive oil, lime juice, lime zest, garlic, salt and pepper
• Pour on top of ingredients and gently mix together and if you have time allow to sit for 10 minutes, then it’s good to go with an extra crack of salt and pepper.
• Add crumbled goats cheese and/or chilli if using

Guess what happened as I was making zucchini noodles………

Putting this in perspective, Miss then 8 pictured here is what I call a zucchini-sceptic.

However, having made the zucchini noodles with me and noting how colourful and vibrant they looked, she took the plunge and ended up hooking in!

Perhaps it’s more the presentation of the zucchinis that won her over, or perhaps it was the mixture of tastes. Either way, we have a convert on our hands.

Just goes to show that anything can happen when you get kids into the kitchen.

Enjoy!
 

Here are the favourite ways we enjoy it…

• • • Serve with vegetable crudités and Mountain Bread Chips
    • Spoon over steamed green vegetables, fritters, chicken or fish
    • Use as a dressing on salad
    • Stir through pasta with some sustainable tuna and olives
    • Spread on some sourdough with some feta, tomato and rocket
    • Fold through scrambled eggs
    • Serve on baked potato

  If you’re looking for more recipe inspiration, take a look at my lunchbox recipe ebook, Easy Wholefood Lunchboxes.

  It’s packed with 40 delicious nut-free, refined sugar-free sweet and savoury recipes which have all been kid-tested and approved!

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  Lunch-box Friendly Pesto

  Prep Time 5 minutes

  Cook Time 5 minutes

  Total Time 10 minutes

  Author Brenda Janschek

  Ingredients

  • 4-5 healthy bunches of basil or a mix of greens coriander, parsley, baby spinach or rocket
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts or pepitas
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 1 garlic clove
  • Good squeeze of lemon
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4-1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

  Instructions

  • Put all the ingredients except olive oil in food processor or thermomix and blend to form a paste. Add olive oil and blend to preferred consistency.
• If you make this recipe please do take photos and send them to me.If you share them on instagram, remember to tag me @brendajanschek. Otherwise feel free to pm me your photos via Facebook. I get a total kick out of seeing you bring my recipes to life.

  And remember, if you haven’t already, grab your copy of Easy Wholefood Lunchboxes here.

  Here are is another dip recipe for you to enjoy, Roast Pumpkin Dip and a round up of some of my favourite dips here.

  Bren x

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