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Zoodle Stir Fry with Spicy Peanut Sauce! One-skillet meal, vegan and gluten-free. Enjoy as is or add your favorite protein.
Zoodle time! I admit that I’m currently trying to grow zucchini in my garden just so I can enjoy zoodles on a regular basis. I love their texture and how easily they pair with my favorite traditional pasta recipes.
While I often eat them with a bit of tomato sauce and a sprinkling of cheese (either regular or my homemade vegan parmesan), I wanted to make something a little more inventive. Cold peanut pasta salad is one of my favorite dishes, so combining the two seemed like a no-brainer.
As I wrote the completed recipe, I was blown away by how many servings of vegetables are actually in this one. Carrots, snow peas and zucchini noodles!
Besides the sauce and garnishes, it’s literally all vegetables. Which, I love. Overall, my goal is always to make vegetable eating more delicious and this recipe showcases that message beautifully.
Of course, you could throw in some cooked soba or spaghetti noodles if you wanted to round out the meal. Same goes for chunks of seared tofu on top.
As I’ve mentioned before, I don’t like zucchini noodles because they are low-carb, I like them because they are a creative way to increase vegetable intake. Pair or don’t pair with your favorite noodle.
So, I wrote this one with a serving size of two as I feel that’s fairly accurate. It might look like a huge portion for two people, but the vegetables wilt down with the warm sauce and suddenly, it’s the perfect amount. And, if you’re adding in extra noodles or a protein on top, you could likely stretch it for four.
Lastly, I like my vegetables with some good crunch in them, so I prefer to cook the snow peas and broccoli until just tender and warm the zoodles up with the cooked sauce when plating. Honestly, I’m not a fan of soggy zucchini noodles! But, you know what you like best. I have friends who love the texture of cooked zucchini noodles and others who are firmly in my camp. Either way, this recipe works.
If you try this recipe, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it, and tag your Instagram photos with #delishknowledge . I absolutely love seeing your creations. Happy cooking!
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Zoodle Stir Fry with Spicy Peanut Sauce
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: dinner, main, gluten-free, vegan
Description
Zoodle Stir Fry with Spicy Peanut Sauce! You’ve gotta try this one-skillet meal, vegan and gluten-free. Spiralized zucchini, snow peas, carrots and herbs in a spicy peanut sauce. Enjoy as is or add your favorite protein.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: dinner, main, gluten-free, vegan
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: dinner, main, gluten-free, vegan
Scale
Ingredients
- 4–5 cups of spiralized zucchini
- 1 cup snow peas
- 1 cup carrots, diced
- 1/4 cup sliced scallions
- 1/2 cup peanuts, plus more for garnish
- 1/4 cup cilantro, plus more for garnish
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger, divided
- 4 cloves minced garlic, divided
- Salt/pepper to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or more/less to taste)
- Vegetable broth or water to deglaze the pan
Spicy Peanut Sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger, minced
- 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 tablespoons vegetable broth
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter (or other nut butter)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (or tamari/aminos for gluten free version)
- 1 teaspoon each: apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, sambal chili paste
Instructions
- First, wash zucchini, cut off ends, and spiralize using a vegetable spiralizer. Set aside.
- Then, prep the rest of the vegetable. Dice carrots, scallions, and peanuts, then mince garlic and ginger.
- Meanwhile, heat the sesame oil in a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, scallions, garlic, ginger and snow peas. Then, stir-fry until just cooked, I like these vegetables best with lots of color and a little crunch to them.
- Next, remove the stir-fry vegetables from heat and set aside in a separate bowl.
- Make the sauce. Using the same skillet, heat up the remaining 2 teaspoons sesame oil. Then add minced ginger and garlic and cook until fragrant and slightly browned, about 1 minute. Be careful not to burn!
- Next, add the remaining ingredients to the sauce, stirring to combine, and cook until thoroughly mixed and slightly warmed, about 5 minutes.
- Finally, remove skillet from heat and add in zoodles, sauteed vegetables, peanuts and cilantro. Enjoy immediately, zucchini noodles don’t do well sitting around.
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This is one of my very favorite meatless recipes. From May til September, I eat this 3 times a month – so versatile. Great recipe!!
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So glad to hear, thanks Lisa!
I made this using spiralized zucchini and butternut squash. It was delicious!