Heather’s Zucchini Noodles with Basil-Pumpkin Seed Pesto
Total Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
20 mins
Rating
4.8 out of 5 stars
(37)
Ingredients
4 servings
- ½ small yellow onion, roughly chopped*
- 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
- 2 cups packed fresh basil leaves (arugula works, too)
- ½ cup pepitas (green pumpkin seeds), toasted**
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar, to taste (or lemon juice)
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- Salt, to taste
- 3 large zucchini
- Salt
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes (Heather served her tomatoes whole; I halved mine vertically)
- Fresh basil leaves, for garnishing
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Preparation
Chef’s notes
Recipe minimally adapted from Pure Delicious by Heather Christo, with permission.
If you’re sensitive to the flavor of raw onion, just skip it.
To toast the pepitas, pour them into a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until the seeds are fragrant and the pepitas are starting to make little popping noises, around 5 minutes.