Monday 23 May 2016

Butternut squash spiralized noodles

So recently I've been seeing a lot of the new trend that has hit the world of vegetables, and that is spiralized noodles, otherwise known as zoodles. However, as I did not want to ave to purchase a spiralizer, I did not really pay too much attention to them. But on my weekly shop in Sainsbury's Fallowfield I happened to come across a packet of pre-spiraled Butternut squash and thought the opportunity to try them for myself was too hard to overcome, especially for only £1.20. I was a little worried that my meal was going to be bland, but I have to say I was extremely excited to find my meal absolutely delicious and would recommend them to anybody. So here is my recipe for a quick meal made up of any leftover veggies you might have in the fridge, accompanied by the so called 'boodles'.

Ingredients:

- half a packet of butternut squash noodles
-1 clove of garlic
-1 red chili
- a couple of handfuls of spinach
- 80g of Cauldron Marinated Tofu Pieces
- 4/5 asparagus
- half an onion

Method:

1) First of all I diced my onion, garlic and chili and put them into a pan over a low-medium heat with a touch of oil.
2) After a couple of minutes, I added the chopped asparagus and tofu pieces and left to cook in the pan.
3) Whilst the rest of the ingredients were cooking, I emptied out half of the butternut squash noodles into a bowl and microwaved it for the time it said on the back of the packet (around 2-3 minutes)
3) Once these were done I emptied them into the pan full of the other veg.
4) I then wilted down my spinach, and then also added that to the pan.
5) Season with salt and pepper, serve and enjoy!

Tip: I added a little grated red leicester on to mine to make it extra yummy, but otherwise this meal is also completely vegan!

If you enjoyed these butternut squash noodles, Sainsburys are also selling pre-spiraled courgette too!