Crazy Curley Courgette Spaghetti

Courgette spaghetti?????? (I hear you asking!) I know - this sounds very weird! However it works and does have a similar taste and texture to pasta! At first I used the courgettes completely raw, and although this tasted ok, it still wasn't quite a good enough substitute for spaghetti. I tried and I tried, and I think I have now finally perfected this recipe! In the image I have served this with my Raw Marinara sauce and some olive oil - which makes this dish sort of like a spaghetti bolognese substitute. To make it look more like pasta (sometimes I miss having pasta and need to fool myself!) then peel the courgette so you only get the yellowy white inside.  Have fun with it and try your own sauces!

Peel the courgette to get rid of the green that gives it away!

Looks delicious: Could it fool you?

 Ingredients:

(Serves 1-2)

• 2 courgettes 
• 1/4 tsp salt 
• Optional: olive oil 
• Optional: pepper

For this recipe you can either use a spiralizer (which I have used) - however before we got the spiralizer, we just used a julienne or ridged potato peeler.

Method 

1. Heat water in a steamer 
2. Whilst the water is boiling, spiralize (or julienne) the courgettes to make noodles 
3. In a bowl mix the courgette spaghetti and salt and leave for 3 mins 
4. When the water has boiled steam the noodles for 3 to 5 mins (not to long as the noodles will be too soft!) 
5. Serve with my Raw Marinara sauce, or a sauce of your own creation!

Comment on how you found the courgette noodles, I would like to know if you thought they were a good substitute! Also if you think up any good recipes or ideas about them, share them as I would love to try!