Who Doesn't Like a Good Kitchen Gadget

I am going to deviate a bit from my normal way of posting and talk a bit about a little product we have carried  in the store for the past year that has hit the airways with a splash.  Who knew Appleton Farms’ Store would be ahead of the food gadget trends!  What gadget you ask?  The Spiralizer.  You know that little manual machine that makes what some call zoodles, zucchini noodles, spiralizer noodles etc., etc.

When I first demonstrated it last year during one of our CSA  pickups, only to sell out in less than 2 hours, I knew the zucchini noodle craze had finally hit Ipswich.  It had been something that I had been making for my family for over a year.  In the past 2 years of personally using it, I would love to pass on some ideas for not only using the machine for zucchini noodles but for what else it can do.

Instead of giving recipes, there are many all over the web, I will give you some ideas of what vegetables I’ve successfully spiralized and some ideas.  I’ll leave it to you to choose your toppings.

Paderno brand is the best and most proven by far.  There are many impostors on the market.  Make sure you get it from a reputable dealer and it is Paderno brand.  You won't be disappointed.

Zucchini

Toss it in a pan for 1-2 minutes to slightly soften. 

I prefer to heat up my favorite sauce and just toss it with raw zucchini. Pictured is the fettuccine blade.  A bit wider than the regular cut.

Sweet potatoes

Fry in a bit of oil.

Lightly toss in oil, bake.

Regular potatoes

Toss in a cast iron pan with oil, onions for great hash browns

Celeriac

Great raw with vinaigrette

Kohlrabi

Good topped with anything.  Alfredo is a favorite

Carrots

Who doesn’t like curly carrots?

Apples

Toss in peppers onion sausages with a bit of sage.

Onions

Beets

If you’ve never had a raw, spiralized beet, you’d think it was cooked.  I’m not sure why, but you’d not know it was raw.

Parsnips

Our house favorite.  We love to make a chicken curry (or the one sold in the Farm Store) and toss it over raw parsnips.  My daughter’s #1 spiralized dish.

The Spiralizer is still carried in our Farm Store.  We now have 2 choices, a 3-blade and a 4-blade.

I highly recommend you give us a visit to check it out.  You won’t be disappointed.