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NUTRITION

RAWLICIOUS ZUCCHINI PASTA
With Hemp Spinach Pesto

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his recipe is completely raw, hence “rawlicious.” Raw recipes are
chock-full of enzymes,
vitamins and minerals.
When I don’t feel like turning on an oven, this is one
of my go-to’s, especially
in the summer when zucchinis are growing like
mad in Ma McCarthy’s
garden up north.

desired consistency. I
personally like my pesto
with a bit of texture, a little crunchy, but you can
blend until creamy if you
like. Add more oil if needed.
Add pesto to zucchini
noodles and stir well.
Serve and enJOY!

Ingredients - Serves 2

ticipates in the production of sex hormones (ooh
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and cholesterol.
Excerpted from the book
Joyous Health: Eat Well
and Live Well Without Dieting, by Joy McCarthy.
Copyright Joy McCarthy,
2014-2015.
Photo credit: Nicholas
Collister.

2 zucchinis, ends trimmed
Hemp Spinach Pesto
3 cups (750 mL) spinach
1 or 2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup (125 mL) pumpkin
seeds
1/4 cup (60 mL) hemp oil
or extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp (2 mL) sea salt
Optional: 1/2 cup (125
mL) hemp seeds
Use a spiralizer* to turn
zucchinis into noodles, or
use a vegetable peeler
to slice zucchinis into ribbons. Place zucchini noodles in a large bowl.
For the pesto, in a food
processor, combine all
ingredients. Process to

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*A spiralizer is a handy little gadget that turns zucchini into perfectly sized
noodles. I like the Paderno brand. Make sure to
include the skin, as it’s full
of fiber and nutrients.
Joyous Tip
Zucchini is high in a trace
mineral called manganese, which helps the
body metabolize protein
and carbohydrates, par-

Joy McCarthy is a certified holistic nutritionist, founder of popular
website JoyousHealth.com and bestselling author of JOYOUS HEALTH:
Eat and Live Well Without Dieting. Joy is an international speaker, a
fea GW&VB