20 Easy Wheat-Free Noodles
Old habits might be hard to break, but breaking free from the ominous clutches of a wheat-saturated society can be easier than you think. As you move into your “golden” primetime in life, there’s no better moment than now to toss that old-fashioned pasta and get on the veggie noodle express. There’s no need to suffer through intestinal upset, bloated feelings, fatigue or brain fog from stripped, nutrient-spare, refined and often genetically modified and pesticide-ridden glutinous grains. If you’re a celiac sufferer, have a gluten sensitivity, or just want a healthier way to eat your favorite Italian, Asian and Vegan cuisine, the vegetable noodle with do the trick. And hit the spot!
Top 20 Easy Noodle Veggies:
Some of these veggies taste best when peeled. So make sure to remove the papery covering of the sweet onion, and carefully use a sturdy, quality peeler on your acorn squash, if desired. Remove seeds and other inedible flesh from the acorn squash before slicing. The small standard red radishes may be too small for a hand slicer, so go for a hand crank variety. Cabbage and onions don’t need the help of a spiral cutter; a sharp knife and a keen eye will do. The spaghetti squash is self spiralizing as well. Simply cut in half lengthwise, then take a fork and scrape the insides lengthwise into thin noodles.
For vegetables that do need slicing, you can make your veggie noodles several ways:
Top 20 Easy Noodle Veggies:
- Cucumber
- Zucchini
- Summer Squash
- Spaghetti Squash
- Carrot
- Parsnips
- Sweet Potato or Yam
- Daikon Radish
- Red, White or Chioggia (aka Candy Cane) Beets
- Golden, White, Red or Purple Potato
- Turnip
- Rutabaga
- Broccoli Stems
- Sweet Peppers
- Acorn Squash
- Butternut Squash
- Lotus Root
- Red Radish
- Red, White or Savoy cabbage
- Sweet Vidalia Onion
Some of these veggies taste best when peeled. So make sure to remove the papery covering of the sweet onion, and carefully use a sturdy, quality peeler on your acorn squash, if desired. Remove seeds and other inedible flesh from the acorn squash before slicing. The small standard red radishes may be too small for a hand slicer, so go for a hand crank variety. Cabbage and onions don’t need the help of a spiral cutter; a sharp knife and a keen eye will do. The spaghetti squash is self spiralizing as well. Simply cut in half lengthwise, then take a fork and scrape the insides lengthwise into thin noodles.
For vegetables that do need slicing, you can make your veggie noodles several ways:
- Julian with a sharp chef’s knife for mostly straight noodles
- Slice paper-thin with a chef’s knife, mandolin or slicer segment of cheese grater for ribbons
- Use grater segment of cheese grater to make small or large shreds
- Use a serrated peeler to make thin strands
- Use handheld spiral peeler for those longer, thinner vegetables (up to 3 in. thick)
- Use hand crank spiral slicer for veggies of any size and almost any shape
- Use grater, slicer or spiral slicer attachment in a food processor
Originally Published by Boomers On...
