Ok, so I used the spiraliser! 
Its just a cheap hand-held device but it works a treat. So this is spiralised courgettes and carrots with sprouted mung beans. Courgette salad needs a punchy dressing, so I used miso paste as a base. If you don't have any you could use a tablespoon of soy sauce and add a little honey for 'body'. I marinated the courgettes overnight. They release a lot of water and will shrink to less than half the original volume. You don't have to do this but it does tenderise the courgette. If you want to make up the salad ahead of time then it is essential - otherwise your salad will be sitting in a pool of water!
Photographed today in daylight.
Ingredients (serves 1 as a main course or 2 as a side)
1 large carrot (peeled if you wish)
1 large courgette
Juice of a lime
A handful of sprouted mung beans*
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp miso paste
White sesame seeds and salted peanuts to sprinkle
Method
Its just a cheap hand-held device but it works a treat. So this is spiralised courgettes and carrots with sprouted mung beans. Courgette salad needs a punchy dressing, so I used miso paste as a base. If you don't have any you could use a tablespoon of soy sauce and add a little honey for 'body'. I marinated the courgettes overnight. They release a lot of water and will shrink to less than half the original volume. You don't have to do this but it does tenderise the courgette. If you want to make up the salad ahead of time then it is essential - otherwise your salad will be sitting in a pool of water!Photographed today in daylight.
Ingredients (serves 1 as a main course or 2 as a side)
1 large carrot (peeled if you wish)
1 large courgette
Juice of a lime
A handful of sprouted mung beans*
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp miso paste
White sesame seeds and salted peanuts to sprinkle
Method
- Spiralise the courgette, Mix with 1/2 the lime juice, cover and leave overnight or for 3 hours. Drain off the water which will collect and squeeze as dry as possible.
- Spiralise the carrot.
- Mix the miso paste with the rest of the lime juice then add the oils, whisking with a fork to make the dressing.
- Toss the carrot, courgette and sprouted mung beans in the dressing.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and peanuts.
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