Shaved Zucchini Salad Recipe

Ingredients

Shaved Zucchini Salad with Arugula, Lemon and Shaved Parmigiano

Makes 4 salads

Ingredients:

1 large zucchini, cut lengthwise into fourths, then sliced crosswise, as thinly as possible

half red onion, thinly sliced

12 to 18 capers, rinsed and drained

1 lemon, halved

6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

1 large bunch arugula, rinsed and spun dry

8 very thinly shaved slices good-quality Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Preparation:

Combine the zucchini, onions, and capers in a small bowl. Toss. Then add the juice of half the lemon. Add three to four tablespoons of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat evenly.

In a separate bowl, drizzle the remaining lemon juice and 2 tablespoons olive oil over the arugula. Toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide the arugula among four salad plates. Place the zucchini, onions, and capers mixture on top of the arugula. Garnish the salad with the shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano. Drizzle more good quality olive oil over the salad, if you wish. Serve.

Preparation

Shaved Zucchini Salad with Arugula, Lemon and Shaved Parmigiano

Makes 4 salads



Ingredients:



    1 large zucchini, cut lengthwise into fourths, then sliced crosswise, as thinly as possible

    half red onion, thinly sliced

    12 to 18 capers, rinsed and drained

    1 lemon, halved

    6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

    salt and pepper to taste

    1 large bunch arugula, rinsed and spun dry

    8 very thinly shaved slices good-quality Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese



Preparation:



    Combine the zucchini, onions, and capers in a small bowl. Toss. Then add the juice of half the lemon. Add three to four tablespoons of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat evenly.



    In a separate bowl, drizzle the remaining lemon juice and 2 tablespoons olive oil over the arugula. Toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide the arugula among four salad plates. Place the zucchini, onions, and capers mixture on top of the arugula. Garnish the salad with the shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano. Drizzle more good quality olive oil over the salad, if you wish. Serve.