This quick and easy zucchini noodle salad with blueberries is a deliciously refreshing light and colourful dish. This fruit-and-vegetable salad combines sweet with savoury, and comes together in minutes.
This zucchini noodle salad comes with a simple, refreshing lemon-and-mint dressing. It contains juicy blueberries, tangy feta and walnuts for a bit of crunch. This simple colourful salad makes a delicious light lunch or summer party dish.
Blueberries are in season at the moment so I am making the most of it by using them in a salad recipe. They have a delicious, subtle sweetness that goes really well with savoury ingredients, such as feta cheese, for example. The blueberries tone down the sharpness of the feta really nicely. The refreshing minty notes running through this salad complete this sweet and savoury summery offering.
For me spiralizing vegetables always adds an interesting and fun dimension to a dish. This easy zoodle salad really wouldn’t be the same if I chose to chop the zucchini. In fact raw zucchini is best served in its spiralized form. It’s light, delicate and infused with the flavours of the zesty dressing.
Chopping and serving the zucchini raw simply wouldn’t work as well!
I am sure I’ve said this before but spiralizing often takes less time than chopping. This may come as a surprise but it is absolutely true. And don’t just take my word for it, go ahead and spiralize a zucchini!
Equipment you’ll need
- Spiralizer
- Cutting board and knife
- Zester, small bowl and spoon for the dressing
How to make zucchini noodle salad: step-by-step
Here is how you make this spiralized zucchini salad with blueberries in just a few simple steps.
1.Prepare the dressing by combining the oil with the lemon juice, mint leaves and honey.
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2. Spiralize the zucchini.
3. Finish off by scattering the blueberries, feta and walnuts over the zoodles and drizzling with the dressing. Season to taste and tuck in!
Top tips for making zoodle salad with blueberries
- The dressing is very simple but you could speed things up even more if you make the dressing ahead. Cover and refrigerate it (overnight) until you are ready to make the recipe.
- Nuts: I used walnuts but you could use any nuts you like. You could also toast them lightly before scattering over the salad.
- Herbs: I chose to add mint into the dressing but you could swap that for fresh basil, thyme or oregano if you prefer.
- Use either maple syrup, agave syrup or honey in the dressing.
- Best served immediately.
More spiralized salad recipes with fruit
If you like this fruit-and-veg salad you might also enjoy this beetroot zucchini apple ribbon salad with maple dressing. Try also this zesty Polish sauerkraut salad with carrot and apple. You might also like this beetroot chickpea salad with zoodles and tahini, as well as peach zucchini slaw.
You may also like my post including 15 easy spiralizer recipes for any occasion. Check out also this collection of over 15 easy vegan salads.
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Zucchini Noodle Salad with Blueberries, Feta & Waltnus
Ingredients
- 1 large zucchini spiralized
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 4 tbsp feta cheese crumbled
- 8 walnuts chopped
- fine sea salt and pepper to taste
For the Dressing
- 3 tbsp vegetable or walnut oil
- 2.5 tbsp lemon juice plus zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp mint leaves finely chopped
- 1 tsp maple syrup/honey
Instructions
- Prepare the dressing by combining the oil, lemon juice and zest, mint and maple syrup. Stir well and refrigerate.
- Place the spiralized zucchini on top of a large plate/bowl, scatter the blueberries, crumbled feta and walnuts, drizzle the dressing over the whole thing, season to taste and serve!
Notes
- The dressing is very simple but you could speed things up even more if you make the dressing ahead. Cover and refrigerate it (overnight) until you are ready to make the recipe.
- Nuts: I used walnuts but you could use any nuts you like. You could also toast them lightly before scattering over the salad.
- Herbs: I chose to add mint into the dressing but you could swap that for fresh basil, thyme or oregano if you prefer.
- Use either maple syrup, agave syrup or honey in the dressing.
- Best served immediately.
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Hi, I am Monika, welcome to Everyday Healthy Recipes! This blog is all about creatively simple recipes with a healthy twist, old classics with a modern take, and an occasional Polish dish thrown into the mix - all easy to make, healthy and delicious, perfect for everyday cooking. 
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