Zucchini

[KellyL]

When you spiralize zucchini noodles, do you cut the seeds out first. I made it one time and it was really wet...not appetizing at all.

[Lady Green Jeans]

The noodles do tend to be very moist. Whenever I spiralize them, I place in several layers of paper towels and gently squeeze to remove some of the moisture--that seems to help a little. Using them as soon as possible after that is also good as they don't have much time to throw off additional moisture. Works well for me. I even take my spiralizer to work and do my noodles right before lunch. Good luck.

[KellyL]

Thanks! I wonder if placing them in the dehydrator for a couple hours would help. I really want to like them b/c otherwise I just sit there and eat the marinara by itself. Not that I have a problem with that :) it just seems more like a meal if I have the noodles.

[Raw Bunny]

I usually make wider noodles with a veggie peeler more often than I spiralize. I find the spiralizer to be more hassle than it is worth most times. They seem to be a little less wet that way too.

[rawr]

I don't have a spiralizer - I use a peeler to make wide noodles, avoiding the seeds at the core. I salt the noodles and let them sit for a half hour to release some water and make the noodle softer, blotting with a paper towel to remove the excess water and salt.

[Ama]

I don't have a spiralizer - I use a peeler to make wide noodles, avoiding the seeds at the core. I salt the noodles and let them sit for a half hour to release some water and make the noodle softer, blotting with a paper towel to remove the excess water and salt.

Same here - kind of... (except the blotting with a paper towel and avoiding seeds). I either use a veggie peeler then cut them into linguine-type noodles or just use my mandoline and cut into spaghetti-type noodles. I never avoid the seeds though, I use the whole zucchini. I lay the noodles in a colander, sprinkle some salt on top, massage the salt in a bit then drain the excess liquid. Makes great noodles (in my opinion) and no special gadgets to use.

[Beckla]

In Rawvolution, Matt recommends that you leave them out at room temp for 6-8 hours (think that's the time frame) to dry them out a bit. In the dehydrator, they shrivel and shrink.

[exurb]

kelly, you also sort of learn to choose the right zucchini. You want one young enough that it hasn't really gone to seed and full of water also.

[raven]

i've had that happen. the noodles i made this week though aren't wet at all. i bring them to work and dress them when i'm ready for lunch. i didn't use a spiralizer - i have a kind of shredder that makes really nice noodles.

suzy