Zucchini Noodle Salad Recipe with Bacon & Tomatoes (Low Carb, Paleo)

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Do you have a spiralizer yet? If you don’t, zucchini noodles are The Reason to get one. They are the perfect light, low carb pasta replacement. Usually we think of them for warm dishes, but did you know that a cold spiralized zucchini noodle salad is just as amazing? It absolutely is. Especially when bacon is involved.

My favorite way to use my spiralizer is to make zucchini noodles alfredo (with healthy alfredo sauce). It’s quick and easy, and feels like comfort food. As another benefit for this time of year, it doesn’t require turning on the oven when it’s So. Hot. Outside. That’s always a good thing in August, but salads are even better to beat the heat. That’s where a low carb zucchini noodle salad comes in.

So far, all the healthy zucchini recipes on the blog have involved cooking to some degree. Since it’s so hot outside, a zoodle salad is a perfect change of pace! And, zucchini noodle salad with bacon and tomatoes comes together in no time at all. If you have cooked bacon on hand, there is no cooking required! (You can also use pre-cooked bacon bits instead.)

If you’ve been following along, you know that Zucchini Week is in full swing here at Wholesome Yum! I’m sharing new low carb zucchini recipes every day this week. If you haven’t checked out the zucchini pizza bites and fried zucchini & squash recipes yet, go take a peek.

Today, Zucchini Week is coinciding with another fun event I’m participating in: Bacon Month!! (I’ll bet that caught your attention. ;)) Some of your favorite recipes on the blog are made with bacon, including bacon wrapped asparagus, bacon cheeseburger soup, and cream cheese jalapeno poppers with bacon. So, I was excited to feature bacon in more recipes.

On four Wednesdays in August, I (along with eight other bloggers) will be sharing a drool-worthy bacon recipe! Be sure to check out the other participants for more delicious bacon recipes this month:

• Bread Booze Bacon
• Cooking in Stilettos
• Big Flavors From a Tiny Kitchen
• Rants From My Crazy Kitchen
• Kleinworth & Co.
• Live Laugh Rowe
• Served Up with Love
• Kudos Kitchen by Renee

They are all posting a bacon recipe today. Not all of the other bloggers’ recipes will be low carb, but of course mine will be. For the rest, I’ll definitely try to adapt some of them to low carb versions myself. It’s worth it for bacon. 😉 You can never have too many low carb bacon recipes!

Here at Wholesome Yum, I’m actually kicking off Bacon Month with this lighter recipe featuring both bacon and zucchini. You’ll love this easy zucchini noodle salad with bacon and tomatoes!

I have to admit, sometimes I’m a bit lazy and don’t feel like pulling out my spiralizer for recipes that need one. I convince myself that I’ll just dice my zucchini instead and it will be just as good. And yes, it works okay, but it’s just not the same! Something about the noodle shape makes spiralized zoodles so much better than plain, old zucchini!

It turns out, the same applies for a low carb zucchini noodle pasta salad. Making a spiralized zucchini salad is somehow way more delicious than just cutting up zucchini into one! You’ll want to pull out your spiralizer for this one.

This easy zucchini noodle salad is perfect when you have common summer produce on hand, but have no idea what you’re making for lunch or dinner. For a similar idea to try, check out zoodles with red pepper lemon vinaigrette from My Gluten-Free Miami. In that version as well as mine, the simple lemon vinaigrette dressing uses common pantry ingredients you probably have right now.

For the salad itself, the spiralized zucchini, juicy grape tomatoes, and aromatic fresh basil is the ultimate combination of summer flavors. And then there is the bacon – don’t forget the bacon! 😉

Zucchini Noodle Salad Recipe with Bacon & Tomatoes (Low Carb, Paleo):
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Zucchini Noodle Salad with Bacon & Tomatoes (Low Carb, Paleo)

This cold zucchini noodle salad recipe is a delicious, healthy way to enjoy raw spiralized zucchini noodles. Quick & easy with common ingredients!

Servings	Prep Time	Cook Time
1-cup servings	10 minutes

Zucchini Noodle Salad with Bacon & Tomatoes (Low Carb, Paleo) This cold zucchini noodle salad recipe is a delicious, healthy way to enjoy raw spiralized zucchini noodles. Quick & easy with common ingredients! Servings Prep Time Cook Time 1-cup servings 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp Olive oil
• 1/2 tbsp Lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp Garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp Sea salt
• 1/8 tsp Black pepper
• 3 medium Zucchini (spiralized)
• 6 slices Bacon (cooked, cut into small pieces or crumbled)
• 1 1/2 cup Grape tomatoes (halved)
• 1/4 cup Fresh basil (cut into ribbons)

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper, until emulsified.
2. In a large bowl, combine the spiralized zucchini, chopped bacon, halved grape tomatoes, and fresh basil. Toss with the dressing. Serve immediately.

Notes

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving

Calories 153 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12g 18%

Total Carbohydrates 7g 2%

Dietary Fiber 2g 8%

Sugars 4g

Protein 6g 12%

Vitamin A 17%

Vitamin C 47%

Calcium 3%

Iron 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Net carbs per serving (1 cup): 5g

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