Squash Ribbons Recipe With Salsa Verde Is Almost Too Pretty to Eat (20 Minutes, 10 Ingredients) Side Dishes Vegetables Vegan Vegetarian Dinner Salads Farm to Table Recipe Gluten-free

The beauty of a summer garden is that every week we welcome an old friend we’ve not seen since the previous summer to the table. Zephyr squash is beautiful because it looks as if someone tie-dyed the bottom green and the top yellow. It’s mild and delicious.

Here is your shopping list for this vegan squash side dish or salad recipe: blanched almonds, fresh cilantro, fresh parsley, olive oil, lemons for juicing, capers, shallows, fresh garlic and summer squash (check out the health benefits of squash).

You can use any summer squash or zucchini in this easy squash salad recipe. Summer squashes have a lot of water in them, which aids digestion. I also rotate the nuts that I use in this squash ribbons recipe with almond salsa verde.

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup finely chopped toasted blanched almonds (if nut free, replace with pumpkin seeds)
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped capers
• 1 tablespoon minced shallots
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, plus more (to taste)
• 1 1/4 pounds summer squash or green zucchini, trimmed and cut in half crosswise

Here’s how to make it:

1. To make the salsa verde, combine the almonds, cilantro, parsley, olive oil, lemon juice, capers, shallots, garlic and sea salt. Toss until well combined. (Instead of almonds, try cashews, pecans, macadamia nuts or walnuts.)
2. Shave the squash into ribbons using a vegetable peeler. Transfer to a serving bowl and toss with the salsa verde. Season with sea salt and black pepper, to taste. Drizzle with some extra-virgin olive oil.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Mee McCormick.

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