Zucchini Salad with Hazelnuts

As far as grilled zucchini salad recipes go, this one is amazing! With a dash of hazelnuts and feta cheese it’s so delicious it feels indulgent. 

The best part of zucchini salads is that they’re very versatile. You can adapt this recipe in a million different ways to suit your taste buds!

Add some quinoa for a filling quinoa zucchini salad or don’t grill the zucchini and have a raw zucchini salad. The sky’s the limit here!

Prep Time: 8 min | Cook Time: 5 min | Serves: 2 | Calories: 300

Vegan | Gluten-Free | Whole 30 | Paleo | Keto

Ingredients:

For the Zucchini:

2 Zucchinis

2 Tbsp Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper for Seasoning

For the Salad:

4 Cups of Arugula

½ Cup of Feta Cheese

¼ Cup of Natural Roasted Hazelnuts

For the Dressing:

¾ Cup of Olive Oil

¼ Cup White Balsamic

½ Tsp of Dijon Mustard

1 Crushed Garlic Clove

½ Tsp Salt

½ Tsp Pepper

 

Directions:

1. Start by cutting off the ends of your zucchini then cut it into slices.
2.  Then brush each side of the zucchini with olive oil and season with salt & pepper.
3. Cook the slices of zucchini either in a stovetop grill or barbecue with a tiny bit of olive oil (this only takes a few minutes). 
4. Let the zucchini slices cool.
5. Toss arugula with ¾ of the dressing. 
6. Once the zucchini slices have cooled, lay them on top of the arugula. 
7. Toss in feta cheese and hazelnuts.
8.  Drizzle with the remainder of the dressing.