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Caprese Zucchini Pasta Salad

This raw Paleo Caprese Zucchini Pasta Salad is a perfect side dish to serve at a summer BBQ. Enjoy this no cook Paleo meal for lunch! by Marla Starr, updated February 3, 2015 Posted on June 23, 2014

Caprese Zucchini Pasta Salad
Marla Starr
Marla Starr is the founder of Paleo Porn, co-author of Pigskin Paleo and Owner of Starr Fitness. Marla is a Certified Personal Trainer, 200HR Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Barre & SUP/SUP Yoga Instructor offering Personal Training & Small Group Fitness classes both in person and virtually. In addition to all of the above she is also the Executive Producer of Minimalism. Please enjoy all the recipes in the Paleo Porn recipe archives!

Summer is a great time to break out the zoodle maker (aka spiralizer) and make THIS no cook Paleo recipe!

Enjoy a big bowl of this Caprese Zucchini Pasta Salad on a hot summer day with a side of ice cold kombucha or maybe a cherry smoothie.

If you increase the serving size on this recipe, it would be a great side dish to bring to any backyard BBQ or party. Paleo or not your guests will enjoy it…and you’ll get a good arm workout slicing all those zucchini’s. :)

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Some people refer to zucchini pasta as zoodles. I’m not a huge fan of using that term but if zoodles are part of your general vocabulary and you enjoy vegetable pasta, then this zoodle recipe is for you. :)

What are zoodles?

It’s zucchini + noodles = zoodles.

See? Now don’t you feel smart because I’m sure you already knew that. :p

How do you make Zucchini Pasta?

I’m not a huge fan of keeping too many seasonal tools in my kitchen but turning zucchini into pasta is quite simple if you have access to a spiralizer.

After testing it out at a friends house, I decided to pick up this Spiralizer. It works quite well and has a few different cutting attachments, although I typically use the one I last left on it. If that one doesn’t strike your fancy, there are a few different types of Spiralizers available to choose from on Amazon.

If you’re as skeptical as I was about adding this tool to your kitchen, you could always opt for a handheld doohickey like this Julienne peeler.

Why Is This Called Caprese Salad?

Caprese salad is a simple salad typically made up of fresh sliced mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, seasoned with salt and olive oil.

This Zucchini Salad has all the makings of a caprese salad, minus the mozzarella. If your body’s cool with including dairy you can easily make this a Primal recipe by adding some chopped raw mozzarella.

You’ll find grass-fed raw mozzarella available at U.S. Wellness Meats or if you talk to a local farmer in your area, that may be your best option. Now is actually a great time to find those local farmers, especially if you frequent your local farmer’s market! :)

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I was so excited because I was able to use fresh basil from my own garden to make this pasta salad! :)

Do you have a garden growing this year? How’s it going? Let me know.

Caprese Zucchini Pasta Salad

Caprese Zucchini Pasta Salad

Yield: 2-4 servings

Ingredients

  • 4 medium zucchini, spiralized
  • 3 roma tomatoes, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8-12 loose fresh basil leaves, shredded
  • coarse ground sea salt, to taste
  • coarse ground black pepper, to taste
  • olive oil

Directions

  1. Clean, trim and chop off the end of each zucchini and run them through a spiralizer. If you don't have a spiralizer you can slice, dice or cut into matchsticks as an alternative way to serve.
  2. Add zucchini, tomatoes, garlic, basil, sea salt, black pepper and drizzle olive oil into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Toss to combine.
  3. Let pasta salad sit for 10-20 minutes to let the flavors marinate. Transfer to a bowl (to contain the liquid dressing) and serve.
  4. Enjoy! :)

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About the Author Marla Starr

Marla Starr is the founder of Paleo Porn, co-author of Pigskin Paleo and Owner of Starr Fitness. Marla is a Certified Personal Trainer, 200HR Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Barre & SUP/SUP Yoga Instructor offering Personal Training & Small Group Fitness classes both in person and virtually. In addition to all of the above she is also the Executive Producer of Minimalism. Please enjoy all the recipes in the Paleo Porn recipe archives!

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