Tomato, Basil and Lemon Courgette / Zucchini Pasta : It's Low Carb : Vegan : Gluten-free.

If you’re already living the LCHF lifestyle, you will know that courgettes/zucchini are low in carbs, just 2g. carb per 100g, and they are probably high up on your must buy shopping (or growing) list. They may not pack the nutritional punch of other green vegetables ( broccoli, kale etc. ) but they do contain significant levels of potassium to control blood pressure and vitamin C to boost your immune system. There are so many great recipe ideas to enable you to include this great vegetable in your cooking plans, this one for instance!

It uses Courgette/Zucchini "noodles" sautéed with fresh cherry tomatoes, basil and lemon and it makes a wonderfully fresh and fragrant dish which is low carb, vegan and gluten-free. I wonder, may you give it a try soon?

Ingredients

Serves Two 

2 tbsp. olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp lemon zest
½ tsp crushed red chili flakes
½ lb (250g) cherry tomatoes, halved
4-6 small courgettes/zucchini, a mix of yellow & green ones is nice if you can get them
freshly squeezed juice of ½ lemon
fresh basil leaves
salt and pepper

Instructions
Use a julienne peeler or vegetable spiralizer to prepare the courgette/zucchini "noodles"
Heat olive oil in a frying pan, add garlic, lemon zest, and crushed red chili flakes and cook for one minute.
Add cherry tomatoes and zucchini, and cook for one minute.

Add lemon juice, fresh basil, salt and pepper and toss to combine.

Recipe idea from here

Enjoy, with a glass of water, or if preferred a chilled glass of sauvignon blanc.

A variety of recipe ideas/articles are found within this blog, and not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.

All the best Jan