You may like your slices thicker or thinner depending on the vegetable and recipe. Play around with the different blades.Braised Red Cabbage with Apples (coming soon).To finish off this list I’m swapping a veggie for a fruit because why not end with something sweet – apples. Use any of the spiral blades for curly apple noodles, perfect for salads, or use the straight blade to quickly slice your apple for apple chips. Recipe: Spiralized Beet Salad (coming soon) Spiralized Apple Pro tip: use gloves when handling beets so you don’t stain your hands. My love for beets has increased as I’ve gotten older and I’m now extremely fond of these nutrient-packed veggies. Spiralize either golden or red beets for a vibrant addition to any salad. Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro, Lime, Bacon Slaw.Whether you use green or red cabbage, you can slice an entire cabbage for coleslaw or braised cabbage in mere seconds. If your cabbage is extra-large you may need to cut it in half, but if it’s average-size just pop on the straight blade and twirl away. Also perfect for pickled red onions or caramelized onions. Recipes: Any salad you want to top with onions. But with the spiralizer I can slice an entire onion and never shed a tear because it’s so darn quick. Red onion may just be my favorite vegetable to spiralize – want to know why? No streaming tears! My eyes are hyper-sensitive to onions and I’ve never been able to cut one the traditional way and walk away without crying. Sweet Potato Noodles, Cabbage and Lentil Salad.Curly Sweet Potato Fries with Garlic Aioli.I opt for the largest spiral slicing blade when making my curly sweet potato fries. Of course, you can easily spiralize white potatoes as well. If you want to whip up fast food-style curly fries at home (in a much healthier incarnation) then you’re in luck. Just peel the sweet potato and spiralize away. Grilled Fish Tacos with Citrus Carrot Slaw.Grab the largest carrots you can find for easier spiralizing and use a fine or medium spiral slicing blade. Spiralized carrots are a great alternative to shredding or slicing for salads or stir fry and let’s be honest, they look way fancier. Just toss these in a pan for a quick sauté for the perfect al dente veggie noodle. The fine or medium spiral slicing blades are your best options for creating vegetable noodles that look strikingly similar to pasta. Parsnips, turnips, rutabaga, celeriac and other root vegetables are a breeze to spiralize. Steak Fajitas with Cassava Flour Tortillas.Just remove the white pith and seeds when you’re done. Use the straight blade to easily and quickly slice an entire bell pepper. These ribbons are quite the show stopper and in just a few seconds you’ll have plenty of cucumber for your favorite salad.Īs a Cali girl some of my favorite recipes are Mexican-inspired and there’s no easier way to slice up a sweet bell pepper for fajitas or tacos. With cucumber I use the large spiral slicing blade (for added crunch) or the straight blade to create beautiful ribbons of cucumber. Zucchini Pasta with Lemon Garlic Shrimp.Carrot and Zucchini Pasta with Avocado Cucumber Sauce.Zucchini Noodles with Chicken, Spinach and Parmesan.I leave the peel on for added nutrition (after giving it a good wash), but don’t forget to include yellow squash in your zoodle repetoire as well. Zucchini is the go-to vegetable when it comes to spiralizing and that’s for good reason – it’s soft and easy to spiralize with a neutral flavor that adapts well to many traditional pasta dishes. My Favorite Spiralizer Recipes & Vegetables Spiralized Zucchini That way you’ll never miss my newest spiralizer recipes. I’m always adding new recipes so make sure to check back often for the latest or subscribe to my newsletter at the top of this page. In my post and video on zucchini noodles I compare and contrast all the best spiralizers, so if you’re still on the hunt make sure to check that out.Īfter you’ve watched the video above and have become an expert on spiralizing (it’s easy to do) have fun experimenting with all the different vegetables. If you’re wondering which spiralizer I use most frequently, it’s the Paderno Spiralizer.
Below each vegetable I’ve also listed a little spiralizer recipe inspiration on Downshiftology to boost your creativity in using that spiralized vegetable. Of course, there are many more options than these and I’d love to hear in the comments below what your favorites are. Today, I’m sharing some of the best vegetables to spiralize and the ones I spiralize most frequently.
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