Summery, light, healthy & delicious Miso Zucchini Noodles (zoodles!). Ready from start to finish in under 15 minutes & no cooking required!
Today I would like to introduce you guys to the lovely Mary Ellen from VNutrition. She has kindly offered to step in for me while I am on vacation and she is sharing this wonderful Miso Zucchini Noodles recipe. It looks so fresh and delicious and will definitely be on my menu when I get back in the kitchen.
Be sure to show her some love by checking out her site and social media. There are links to all of these at the end of this post.
Enjoy!
I am so honored to be doing a guest post for A Virtual Vegan as I’ve been reading Mel’s amazing blog for a while and love her creative, delicious recipes! Thanks so much for having me Mel!
For my post I wanted to do something very summery and nothing is as summery to me as zucchini noodles (aka zoodles). They’re a great alternative to regular pasta during hot weather as they are light and refreshing. Zucchini noodles are not as heavy and won’t give you that same tired feeling like you might get with pasta. You’ll be good to go and enjoy your day after having a big ol’ bowl of zoodles (instead of falling asleep).
If you’ve never made vegetable noodles before, you can check out my post about it but basically all you need is a spiralizer and some veggies. I thought the spiralizer might be hard to use but honestly it’s really easy once you do it the first time.
Just about any type of sauce works well with zucchini noodles but I’ve been really enjoying my miso sauce lately and wanted to share that with you. Feel free to use any white miso for the sauce, however, I always use organic to make sure that the soybeans used are non-GMO.
I hope you enjoy my Miso Zucchini Noodles! I’ve been eating them so much lately I think I might turn into them (as my Nana used to say when I ate the same things daily as a child).
Come on over and visit me at VNutrition for more healthy veg-based food and nutrition. I also co-host a linkup called Healthy Vegan Fridays every week if you have a vegan recipe you’d like to share. I’d love to see what you’re cooking up!
Miso Zucchini Noodles
Ingredients
Zoodles & Veggies
- 2 large zucchini
- 1 carrot , julienned (or run it through the spiralizer too)
- ½ large red pepper , julienned
- small handful of cilantro , chopped
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Miso Sauce*
- 60mls | ¼ cup vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons white miso paste
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon powdered ginger
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon tamari (or soy sauce if you’re not gf)
- ½ teaspoon maple syrup
Instructions
- Spiralize the zucchini.
- Add zoodles, carrots, and pepper to a large bowl.
- Add all sauce ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour about ½ or more of the sauce over zoodles (depending on your sauciness tastes)* and mix.
- Top with sesame seeds and cilantro to serve.
Notes
Estimated nutrition per serving:
Bio
Mary Ellen is the blogger behind VNutrition, a resource for those interested in forming better nutritional habits by adopting a vegan lifestyle. She’s an animal lover, runner, and sparkle addict, who lives by the motto “Eat Kind, Be Healthy.” When she isn’t studying for her nutrition degree, blogging, or creating scrumptious vegan treats, Mary Ellen can be found doting on her shih tzus or traveling the world with her husband.
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Long time vegan, creator of A Virtual Vegan & author of the book 
Colleen says
Thanks for this recipe. I don’t use oil so I substituted tahini and it came out great.
A Virtual Vegan says
So pleased you enjoyed it Colleen!
Jenn says
Oh, Mary Ellen, fun! This dish looks so good. I’ve been obsessed with my spiralizer lately, so this is perfect to feed my addiction!
A Virtual Vegan says
It is such a fun dish. Whoever invented spiralizers is awesome!
Anna Wright says
What a great recipe! I wish I had all the ingredients so I could whip this up right away. Going to be trying this out soon. Thanks!
A Virtual Vegan says
You’re welcome. I hope you enjoy it! :O)
Becky Striepe says
These look great! I love any chance to use my spiralizer.
A Virtual Vegan says
Yes me too! They are so fun :O)
kimmythevegan says
What a wonderful summer salad. So pretty with the orange and green “noodles’ and the miso sauce sounds especially delicious! I think this would actually make a really good potluck dish.
Hope you are enjoying your vacation Mel. Thanks for sharing your recipe Mary Ellen!
A Virtual Vegan says
I agree. It’s a wonderful summer recipe. I am looking forward to trying it. After all the cocktails I have been consuming this past week or so I will need a few meals like this to get me back on track when I get home!
Betsy Allen says
Looks delicious and I just happen to have all of the ingredients! Trying this today or tomorrow…thanks for the recipe!
A Virtual Vegan says
How convenient is that! I hope you enjoyed them :O)
Julie @ Running in a Skirt says
What a great simple summer recipe! I need to try this!
A Virtual Vegan says
Thanks Julie. It is perfect for the warmer summer months!
Mary Ellen @ VNutrition says
Thanks so much for having me Mel!
Have a wonderful vacation!