zucchini ribbons? (306 views)

I have a spiralizer and I have also made a pasta dish where I make zucchini ribbons using a vegetable peeler. First off, the spiralizer does make very long vegetable noodles....at least mine does, I often have to cut mine because they are so long, they become hard to eat. Second, zucchini is such a watery vegetable that unless you want a plate of mushy vegetable noodles, I find that you have to cook them VERY briefly. Sometimes, I quickly blanch or saute, then drain off any liquid that seeps out of the zucchini before adding it to the rest of whatever dish I am making. I think zucchini ribbons, however, would end up more "mushy" than spiralized noodles since they are thinner. The only way that I think you could get them not to turn to mush is if you had a peeler that was adjustable or else use a mandoline and make thicker slices. You might not get a "noodle effect" doing it with a mandoline but you might get a nice (albeit different) dish still. I don't use my spiralizer often, but when I do use it, I enjoy it. Vegetable noodles don't replace pasta for me at all, but I do like them for what they are....a vegetable prepared in a fun and different way to eat. But at the end of the day, I like my carbs and I am keeping my pasta....I'll just use whole wheat!!!

Karen