Zucchini "Spaghetti"

Zucchini pasta is quick to prepare and delicious with your favourite sauce and toppings.

Serves: 2
Prep Time: 8 min

Cooking Time: 5 min

Total:  15 min

Ingredients

1 large zucchini
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1-2 cloves garlic, pressed
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
2-3 tbsp. basil pesto sauce
6-8 kalamata olives (or more)
1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled (optional)
2-3 sun dried tomatoes, sliced
salt and pepper

Directions

1. Trim ends off of the zucchini.  Using a julienne peeler or spiralizer, prepare zucchini into long spaghetti-like strands.  If using a julienne peeler, firmly hold zucchini with one hand, while dragging the peeler lengthwise across the skin of the zucchini.  After each pass with the peeler, place the julienned strands to the side.  Rotate zucchini and repeat, until you have reached the seedy middle.  Cut the seedy middle into pieces with a knife.
2. Heat a frying pan with oil and sautee garlic for 1 minute.  Add seedy zucchini chunks, and mushrooms and saute for 1-2 minutes, until tender. Transfer to a large bowl.
3. Add zucchini "spaghetti" to the pan and saute for another 1-2 minutes, carefully stirring until lightly cooked. Transfer to bowl.
4. Add olives, sun dried tomatoes, pesto sauce and feta cheese to the bowl of cooked vegetables .  Toss to combine.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.