Fresh, quick and delicious – this salad takes less than 5 minutes to make, start to finish and there’s no cooking involved, so it’s perfect for the summer because you won’t heat up your kitchen!

This salad was inspired by an amazing vegan appetizer I had in Seaside Florida prepared for me by the staff at Raw and Juicy^[1]. It was so fresh and simple, I knew I was going to recreate it at home. Rather than dicing the zucchini into perfect little squares, I used my Paderno Spiral Vegetable Slicer^[2]  (my all time FAVORITE cooking gadget) and spiralized it instead plus I added some cooked shelled edamame sold in the salad section of my supermarket for protein. The results were fresh and fantastic – a MUST try!

And speaking of summer, as shorter hemlines and bathing suit weather approaches, I want to introduce you to my friend Erin Stutland – a life and fitness coach and the creator of Shrink Session: Tone Your Body, Expand Your Mind^[3]. She has been featured in Glamour Magazine, Shape, Daily Candy and more and people all over the world are currently experiencing her work.

Erin and I got together last week in her little NYC kitchen to shoot a quick, fun cooking video to demonstrate just how easy this recipe is. Can you believe this is my FIRST cooking video on Skinnytaste? It’s not perfect, but I don’t think it’s terrible for my first time. I plan on doing some more in the future to get more practice, you check it out here…

Erin is a seasoned pro at making videos, and she has also created a workout that is unlike ANYTHING I have ever experienced before. I say that, because frankly, it doesn’t feel like a workout at all. What makes Shrink Session so DIFFERENT from your average workout is that it will definitely tone your bod, amp up your metabolism and burn fat. But it also helps you step into a more a confident, powerful, rock star part of yourself that you may not be in touch with on a daily basis.

Erin is running a FREE 5 day Say it, Sweat it, Get it Challenge^[4] that starts June 2nd. You can sign up HERE^[5]. Don’t miss it. I have no doubt that you are going to fall in love with the workouts and your body!

Hope you enjoy the recipe – it’s vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free, gluten-free, clean, and delicious!

Spiralized Raw Zucchini Salad with Avocado and Edamame
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Servings: 1 • Size: 1 salad • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 7 pts
Calories: 254 • Fat: 18 g • Carb: 20 g • Fiber: 9 g • Protein: 8 g • Sugar: 5 g
Sodium: 19 mg • Cholesterol: 0 mg

Ingredients:

• 1 medium zucchini, ends trimmed off
• 1/2 lemon
• 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• kosher salt, to taste
• fresh black pepper, to taste
• 2 oz diced avocado (1/2 medium haas)
• 1/3 cup shelled cooked edamame
• 1 basil leaf, minced
• 1 tsp minced chive

Directions:

Use a spiralizer^[6] or a mandolin fitted with a julienne blade and cut the zucchini into thin spaghetti-like strands. Trim the strands into bite size lengths, about 8 inches long and place it in a large work bowl. Drizzle the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and toss.

Dice the avocado into small pieces and add to the bowl along with the edamame, basil and chives. Serve right away and enjoy!

References

1. ^{^} Raw and Juicy (www.rawandjuicylife.com)
2. ^{^} Paderno Spiral Vegetable Slicer (www.amazon.com)
3. ^{^} Shrink Session: Tone Your Body, Expand Your Mind (erinstutland.ontraport.net)
4. ^{^} FREE 5 day Say it, Sweat it, Get it Challenge (erinstutland.ontraport.net)
5. ^{^} HERE (erinstutland.ontraport.net)
6. ^{^} spiralizer (www.amazon.com)