Mediterranean Zucchini Noodle Salad
- PREP 20min
- TOTAL 20min
You can make this Greek-inspired zucchini salad in 20 minutes! The yogurt-based dressing has just the right amount of kick from garlic, feta cheese, lemon, and Sriracha hot sauce. The salad is perfect to eat immediately or make up to 2 days in advance.
You Will Need
- Zucchini Salad
2 medium zucchini, about 2 pounds
½ medium hothouse cucumber, sliced into half moons
2 medium tomatoes, cut into small wedges
¼ medium red onion, sliced thinly into half moons
2 ½ ounces feta cheese, cubed, about ½ cup
15 Kalamata olives, pitted and halved
- Yogurt Dressing
¼ cup Greek yogurt
1 medium garlic clove, finely minced
1 tablespoon crumbed feta cheese
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon Sriracha hot sauce, or more to taste
½ teaspoon honey
Salt and fresh ground black pepper
Directions
1Prepare zucchini: Trim and spiralize the zucchini (see notes below for doing this without a spiralizer). Then, cut the spiralized zucchini into long noodles to be about the length of spaghetti.
2Make the dressing: Stir yogurt, garlic, feta cheese, lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, Sriracha, and honey together. Taste for seasoning and adjust with salt, pepper, and/or Sriracha as needed.
3Make the salad: Add zucchini noodles, cucumber, tomato, red onion, cubed feta cheese, and olives to a large bowl, then toss with two-thirds of the yogurt dressing. Add more dressing if needed.
Adam and Joanne's Tips
- Storing: Enjoy the salad immediately, or keep it refrigerated for up to one day. The noodles will soften slightly over time but will still have crunch. If making ahead more than a day, for the crispiest salad, keep the salad and dressing separate and toss the day of.
- No spiralizer: You can use a julienne vegetable peeler or a mandoline. You can also use a standard vegetable peeler to make wide noodles or ribbons.
- Storing raw zoodles: Store your raw zucchini noodles in an airtight container lined with paper towels (the paper towels help absorb extra moisture). Refrigerate and use within 3 days.
- The nutrition facts provided below are estimates.