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Today Chanie Apfelbaum of Busy in Brooklyn presents a recipe from her new cookbook Millenial Kosher: Pesto Zoodles with Flaked Salmon.
Zoodles are a great carb-free substitute for pasta, and are easy and fun to make. This recipe incorporates a homemade spinach pesto with a zesty lemon salmon to create the perfect light summer dish.
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Watch below as Chanie presents her recipe for Pesto Zoodles.
You will need:
Pesto:
3 cups baby spinach (packed)
2/3 cup toasted pistachios (unsalted) 2 cloves garlic
2 tsp lemon juice
¼-½ cup olive oil
Salt and pepper
Zoodles:
2 large zucchini
¾ cup spinach pistachio pesto
Lemon and olive oil
Salt and pepper
Salmon
4 salmon fillets
2 tbsp olive oil
1 Lemon (juice and zest)
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Pesto:
Combine spinach, pistachios, garlic, lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper into the food processor. Blend until the mix has reached the correct consistency.
Zoodles:
Using a spiralizer or julienne peeler, create zucchini noodles. Stir in the pesto until zoodles are well coated. Add olive oil as needed. Season with salt and pepper. Add lemon juice to taste. Set aside to marinate.
Salmon:
Preheat oven to 400°F. Place salmon onto a baking sheet and season with salt and pepper. Rub with lemon zest and drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil. Bake for 15 minutes. Once cooked, flake the salmon into small pieces using a fork.
Divide zoodles between individual plates and top with salmon.
Garnish with pepper and lemon zest (if desired) and serve!
Great Recipe!
Some people allergic to nuts are not allergic to pine nuts (which is the original ingredient to pesto). If not perhaps the person would not be allergic to sun flower seeds, which indeed is a good alternative.
Chef S
Chanie, you’re adorable! Looks amazing…
Is there a way to make pesto without nuts for those with nut allergies?
Love her personality
Finally something healthy and delicious
What a beautiful presentation! Chani is dazzling.
Keep up the great work!
– A fan