Refreshing Zoodles

  Nobody was cooking lunch so I made Zoodles for myself.

I first stumbled upon zucchini noodles, or zoodles quite a long time ago, after seeing it being featured on many health and fitspo accounts. To my surprise, zucchini is widely used to make bread loaves, muffins, cupcakes, oats, noodles. When added to baked goods it helps add lots of volume while lowering the amount of carbs, which is why so many health foodies/paleo people love this plant.

The Zucchini/Courgette Plant is widely recognized as it has many health benefits. Many praise it as a low-carb substitute to carbs, (like in this case, a substitute for noodles). 

To create zoodles, use a julienne peeler and julienne the zucchini length-wise.
Or you could use a Spiralizer if you have one.
Check out this how-to post by Oh She Glows!

   

What I used:

(Noodles)
1 large zucchini
(Topping)
1/4 cup pomegranate arils
1 small ripe avocado
1/2 can tuna
2 tbs lemon juice
2 tbs greek yoghurt/cottage cheese
pepper, dill, oregano

Vary the ingredients according to how hungry you are.

1. Julienne the zucchini lengthwise with a peeler

2. Mash the avocado, mix it with the tuna, lemon juice, greek yoghurt/cottage cheese and herbs

3. Sprinkle with pomegranate arils. 

(This is best served cold from the fridge)

    

Zoodles are great! They're so crunchy, light and refreshing. But they don't even come close to noodles or pasta.
They work best when you need a light meal but don't expect it to be the answer to "carb-less" spaghetti.

Personally I don't see any point in substituting (unrefined) carbs,
because they are so good and the human body relies on them. 

   

Even though I am a supporter of carbs I'm definitely making this again, it's so simple, light and fresh!
(FYI: I had sweet potatoes after this. Sweet Potatoes are pure amazingness)