Description
Crisp cucumber noodles shine as refreshing Mediterranean-inspired keto comfort for wellness enthusiasts. Simple spiralized vegetables deliver clean protein and zesty herb notes you’ll crave repeatedly.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cucumbers (large, about 280 g / 10 oz each)
- 1 recipe tahini sauce
- Salt (to taste)
Instructions
- Spiralize Preparation: Craft delicate cucumber ribbons using a spiralizer, ensuring uniform, elegant noodle-like strands with precise, controlled rotation.
- Moisture Extraction: Distribute kosher salt across cucumber noodles, allowing them to rest in a fine-mesh strainer for 5-7 minutes to eliminate excess liquid.
- Moisture Absorption: Delicately compress cucumber noodles with clean paper towels, removing residual moisture while preserving their crisp, light texture.
- Tahini Sauce Creation: Blend tahini, lemon juice, minced garlic, and sea salt in a smooth, whisking motion until achieving a consistent, velvety sauce.
- Sauce Consistency: Gradually introduce cold water to the tahini mixture, adjusting the thickness to create a silky, pourable dressing that coats the noodles effortlessly.
- Plating and Sauce Distribution: Artfully arrange cucumber noodles on serving plates, then cascade the prepared tahini sauce across the surface, ensuring comprehensive flavor coverage.
- Finishing Touches: Embellish with finely chopped fresh herbs like parsley or dill, and sprinkle toasted sesame seeds to enhance visual appeal and introduce a delightful textural dimension.
Notes
- Moisture Management: Salt cucumber noodles to extract excess water, preventing soggy texture and ensuring crisp, restaurant-quality spirals.
- Sauce Consistency Control: Gradually add water to tahini sauce, creating perfect drizzling texture that clings beautifully to cucumber noodles without pooling.
- Herb Enhancement: Fresh herbs and toasted sesame seeds elevate simple cucumber noodles, transforming the dish from basic to gourmet with minimal effort.
- Texture Preservation: Use paper towels to delicately remove liquid, maintaining cucumber noodles’ light, refreshing crunch without breaking their delicate structure.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg