# Zucchini Pasta with Apple Fennel Walnut Salad

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 45 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 zucchini
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 lemon
- 1 pasta
- 1 big bowl kale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 lemon juice
- 1 handful green lettuce
- 1 handful spring mix
- 1 handful arugula
- 1 handful bread leaf lettuce
- 1 handful red quinoa
- 1 fennel
- 1 handful walnut salad
- 1 handful salmon
- 1 handful buttermilk yogurt
- 1 handful dill
- 1 handful salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 pinch garlic
- 1 apple
- 1 handful pumpkin seeds
- 1 handful pecans
- 1 ladle pasta water
- 1 handful Parmesan
- 1 handful courgette flowers

## Instructions

1. Cut the zucchini into cubes.
2. Add the zucchini and crushed garlic cloves into a pan with olive oil.
3. Stir and cook on medium-low heat with the lid on for about 45 minutes.
4. Pick through the kale and remove any large stems.
5. Massage the kale with olive oil and lemon juice until it wilts and softens.
6. Add the green lettuce, spring mix, arugula, bread leaf lettuce, and red quinoa to the kale.
7. Thinly slice the fennel using a mandoline (or a knife).
8. Add a splash of water to deglaze the pan and help break down the zucchini.
9. Add thinly sliced apple to the salad.
10. Add pumpkin seeds and chopped pecans to the salad.
11. Use tongs to lift the cooked pasta directly into the zucchini sauce; do not strain.
12. Add a ladle of pasta water to the sauce, mixing well.
13. Top the zucchini pasta with Parmesan cheese and zucchini blossoms.

## Equipment

- knife
- mandoline
- pan
- wooden spoon
- tongs
- ladle

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSMryRCHS/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/54825137-07d5-4275-926d-83c1f80b206b
- Extracted: 2025-02-20

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