Zucchini Noodles with a Creamy Avocado Sauce

Oh my gosh you guys! I was so excited when I returned home from work to find my new vegetable spiralizer had arrived from Amazon. Today was quite the doozy and a cooking experiment was exactly what I needed to cheer me up! Well...that, a glass of wine, and some dark chocolate, of course. Yes, a little chocolate always makes things better. Let me give you a quick rundown of how my day started. I ran out of the house a few minutes late only to find my car would not start. So then I hurriedly tiptoed back into our bedroom to wake my sleeping hubby, but extra careful not to wake the little one. He drowsily threw on a sweatshirt and some shoes and came out to help. It appeared to be my starter.  Therefore, my hubby got right to work on my car, and I spent the next twenty minutes on the phone trying to find someone to cover part of my shift.  No such luck as we were already shorthanded. So, I jumped on the computer and helped out from home while my awesome hubby headed to the auto shop to check my starter. With one hundred and fifty-five dollars less in my checking account, I arrived 2.5 hours late to work. Thank goodness I have such awesome coworkers and that was all that was wrong with my car... this time.🎶 Just another manic Monday. 🎶

Anyways, back to that new cooking gadget. I bought the Paderno World Cuisine Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer. It was only $26.49, had 4.5 stars, and close to 1000 reviews. And I knew exactly what recipe I wanted to try first. I packed up my round-faced little babe and headed straight for Trader Joe's where we picked up organic zucchini, cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, and dark chocolate. I then proceeded to spiral the zucchini to go with this tasty sauce recipe that I found on Oh She Glows. With the help of this recipe, a glass of wine, and a few pieces of chocolate...my evening turned out quite nicely. :)

Zucchini Noodles with Creamy Avocado Sauce

by Oh She Glows

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Ingredients (2 Servings)

• 1 medium sized ripe Avocado, pitted
• 1/2 lemon, juiced + lemon zest to garnish
• 1-3 garlic cloves, to taste (I used 3 and it was super garlicky, but if you are not a big fan of garlic use 1 clove)
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt, or to taste
• ~1/4 cup Fresh Basil
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 servings/6 oz of your choice of pasta (I used steamed zucchini "noodles")
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Bring several cups of water to a boil in a medium sized pot. Add in your pasta, reduce heat to medium, and cook until Al Dente, about 8-10 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the sauce by placing the garlic cloves, lemon juice, and olive oil into a food processor. Process until smooth. Now add in the pitted avocado, basil, and salt. Process until smooth and creamy.

When pasta is done cooking, drain and rinse in a strainer and place pasta into a large bowl. Pour on sauce and toss until fully combined. Garnish with lemon zest and black pepper.

Serve immediately.

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