Zucchini Pasta with Avocado Pesto and Grilled Summer Squash Recipe
I, like everyone else around the holidays got into a bit of a food funk. Lured by all those sugary processed snacks that everyone brings to you to say, “Merry Christmas”. Not only that, we have been eating out a lot…especially with vacation. Now, with the new year…comes new goals. Get back to healthy home cookin’. I’ve got just the way to start!
This dinner is so easy and so good. Perfect for the after holidays, get back on the wagon, healthy eating goals! Yes, it’s fast, easy, healthy, raw, vegan/vegetarian, and best of all… DELICIOUS! Try this zucchini pasta with avocado pesto and pair it with grilled summer squash, you won’t be sorry!
Zucchini Pasta with Avocado Pesto and Grilled Summer Squash
This recipe is featured on Foodie Friends Friday
Grilled Summer Squash with Zucchini Pasta and Avocado Pesto
Making this is so simple, it is hardly a recipe at all!
- 1 Medium Zucchini – grated/cut into long skinny strips
- 1 Avocado
- 1 TBSP Pesto Sauce
- 1 Summer Squash – sliced to grill
- Olive oil
- Pepper
- Fresh Basil
- Blanch the zucchini in hot water for about 30 seconds to soften
- Drain and pat dry
- Mash the avocado and stir in the pesto sauce
- Lightly grill the summer squash with a little olive oil and pepper ( I used a panini press)
- Top with a little fresh basil to garnish
Zucchini Pasta
Blanch Zucchini
Avocado Pesto
Zucchini Pasta with Avocado Pesto
Grilled Summer Squash
And that’s that! Done. Enjoy!
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I love the shredded zucchini and how you grilled the squash on the panini press. Brilliant. Thanks for sharing of FFF.
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I’ve never tried avocado pesto but love the idea! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday!
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Avocados are commercially valuable and are cultivated in tropical and Mediterranean climates throughout the world. They have a green-skinned, fleshy body that may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped, or spherical. Commercially, it ripens after harvesting. Trees are partially self-pollinating and often are propagated through grafting to maintain a predictable quality and quantity of the fruit.;
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