Friday, August 2, 2013

Shaved Zucchini Salad with Toasted Pine Nuts

Another amazing shaved salad courtesy of the wonderful mandolin!

(this version without cheese)

Ingredients:

2 regular Zucchini or 8 to 10 Mini Zucchini (as pictured)
Herbs: Dill, Parsley, Mint (whatever you have)
1-2 Thinly Sliced Scallions (to taste)
Pine Nuts
Ricotta Cheese
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Lemon Juice


Directions:

1. Wash zucchini and shave into thin ribbons with peeler (or you can use a mandolin)!

2. Toast handful pine nuts

3. Arrange zucchini on plate nice and loose, top scallions on top, then chopped herbs

4. Salt & Pepper it

5. Add a couple of dollops of ricotta cheese (if you don't have ricotta, you can shave parmesan on top)

6. Grate lemon on top

7. Squeeze half a lemon (2 TBSP, to taste) onto salad

8. Add toasted pine nuts

9. Drizzle good generous amount of extra virgin olive oil on top

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