Keto Zucchini Noodles with Basil Walnut Pesto

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  • prep time

    prep time

    10 min

  • cook time

    cook time

    5 min

  • ready time

    ready time

    15 min

Keto Zucchini Noodles with Basil Walnut Pesto

13 ratings

This is an excellent low carb side dish that’s ready in 15 minutes! While many people love using a spiralizer to make vegetable noodles, using a vegetable peeler is a great way to make zucchini noodles very quickly. Simply cut the ends off of a medium-sized zucchini and make long strips lengthwise with the peeler. It’s recommended to peel until the seeds start showing, so as to not have seeds in a lot of the noodles. This pesto is a nice alternative to a typical pesto because it uses walnuts instead of pine nuts. Feel free to add some grated cheese to the pesto or for garnish, like romano or parmesan. Bon appetit!

  • Net Carbs

    3.3 g

  • Fiber

    1.5 g

  • Total Carbs

    4.8 g

  • Protein

    2.3 g

  • Fats

    8.5 g

98 cals

Keto Zucchini Noodles with Basil Walnut Pesto

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Ingredients

  •  Zucchini

    Zucchini

    4 cup

  • Lemon Juice Raw

    Lemon Juice Raw

    1 teaspoon

  • Olive Oil

    Olive Oil

    1-½ tablespoon

  • Garlic

    Garlic

    2 clove

  • Walnuts

    Walnuts

    3 tablespoon

  • Basil Fresh

    Basil Fresh

    2 tbsp

  • Parsley

    Parsley

    1 tbsp

  • Salt

    Salt

    ¼ teaspoon

Recipe Steps

steps 5

15 min

  • Step 1

    Use a vegetable peeler to make long ribbons lengthwise with about 3 medium-sized zucchinis. You want to end up with about 4 cups of zucchini noodles
    Step 1
  • Step 2

    Finely chop the basil and parsley. Chop the walnuts and then roughly chop the basil, parsley, and walnuts together. Add to a small bowl along with the squeeze of lemon and ½ Tbsp. olive oil.
    Step 2
  • Step 3

    Heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Mince or grate the cloves of garlic and add to the pan and stir.
    Step 3
  • Step 4

    Once the garlic is fragrant, add the zucchini ribbons and gently toss with a pair of tongs or a mixing spoon. Once the zucchini begins to soften, add in salt and the pesto mixture.
    Step 4
  • Step 5

    Toss until the zucchini ribbons are al dente and remove from heat. Toss a few more times and serve!
    Step 5

Comments 12

  • Goddess Gloria

    Goddess Gloria 3 years ago

    Delicious

    • FortuitousMacadamia722144

      FortuitousMacadamia722144 3 years ago

      I can't scroll down to read it

      • RemarkableKale573695

        RemarkableKale573695 9 months ago

        That can be difficult! Sometimes where my "scroll" habitually is on the screen, it triggers menu items I'm not trying to access. Their app designer gets a D- grade for that... however enough people must have the same issue that at the top of the recipe, on mobile device view ports, there is a text-badec menu to skip without scrolling to the various sections: ingredients, reviews, recipe, logging, etc. Best wishes to you

    • Pam

      Pam 4 years ago

      It looks great but I have a different question and I can’t find anywhere else to ask....where do I log my body weight daily?

      • Cricket22744

        Cricket22744 a year ago

        Go under goals and scroll down a bit. You’ll see where to add your weight there.

      • Tammi

        Tammi 4 years ago

        Under goals. Scroll toward bottom and you will see a plus sign to add new weight

    • Rubythursday49

      Rubythursday49 5 years ago

      Very nice, quick and easy

      • mebp1057

        mebp1057 6 years ago

        Yum. Not usually a zucchini fan. But this is a keeper.

        • Bren

          Bren 6 years ago

          I'm new at this, have a couple questions... Can you please clarify one serving of this recipe cooked? Also, I don't understand the sugar grams in this recipe... is it from the walnuts??? Silly question but i was surprised to see the high amount of sugar grams in the nutritional info. Am i getting this all wrong?

          • RobinMyers8

            RobinMyers8 5 months ago

            Where? I have same questions!

          • Bren

            Bren 6 years ago

            Lol nevermind i just found the info!

        • Brdeki

          Brdeki 6 years ago

          Sooooo good!!! I almost couldn't stop at my one serving.