Williams-Sonoma Test Kitchen - The Spiralizer Cookbook: Quick, Easy & Healthy recipes for any meal

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test kitchen Photographs Maren Caruso Welcome to Spiralizing The Spiralizer is a versatile kitchen tool that will change the way you cook. In the test kitchen, we use this innovative spiral slicer to create noodles, shoestrings, and thin shreds or slices from a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. We find that the Spiralizer is the perfect kitchen companion when were developing recipes. It creates vegetable noodles in seconds, which are a great addition to a healthy lifestyle. Using the Spiralizer, you can also cut onions into rings, potatoes into chips, or sweet potatoes into curly fries in a fraction of the time it takes to cut them with a knife or other kitchen tool. Spiral-sliced vegetables can add novelty and nutrients to comfort food favoritesthink macaroni and cheese made with spiralized butternut squash instead of pasta, or spiralized apples baked into a sweet, golden brown cake.

The Spiralizer can also create a beautiful, colorful presentation without any extra effort or fancy garnishes. In short, it is the perfect tool for the creative home cook. On the pages that follow, youll discover a primer on how to use the Spiralizer to prepare a wide variety of different ingredientsfrom apples to onions to zucchini. Following are more than 20 recipes for using your Spiralizer in meals any time of the day. Try the Poached Eggs in Potato Nests (page 42) for a weekend brunch; the colorful and superfood-rich Beet, Fennel, and Carrot Salad (page 36) for a quick and nutritious workday lunch; or even Zucchini Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs (page 18) for a new spin on a favorite family supper. Many of the recipes are healthy, and a few are indulgent, but all of them are designed to make the most of this innovative kitchen tool.

Spiralizer Blades The Spiralizer comes with three blades, and each blade creates a unique shape. The Straight Blade This versatile blade creates a wide ribbon shape, similar to pappardelle pasta. This blade is also used to shred cabbage, slice onions and shallots, and shave potatoes into paper-thin slices for gratins or chips. It is also used to slice apples and pears for baking or fruit chips. The Chipper Blade This blade produces a thick, round, noodle-like shape. The Shredder Blade This blade makes thin, round noodles, akin to spaghetti. The Shredder Blade This blade makes thin, round noodles, akin to spaghetti.

It works with a wide array of vegetables, which can be quickly sauted for a pastalike dish, or left uncooked for a refreshing raw salad. These thin spirals can also be baked into pancakes or cakes. Some Spiralizer models include a thinner version of the Shredder Blade, which forms strands similar to angel hair pasta. If you have this blade, experiment with using it for vegetable salads or ultrathin vegetable fries. What can be spiralized? There is a wide range of fruits and vegetables that can be spiralized. apples beets broccoli stalks butternut squash cabbage carrots cucumbers daikon fennel jicama kohlrabi onions pears potatoes radishes shallots sweet potatoes zucchini and more! Spiralizing Primer Working with the Spiralizer is a simple 6-step process. apples beets broccoli stalks butternut squash cabbage carrots cucumbers daikon fennel jicama kohlrabi onions pears potatoes radishes shallots sweet potatoes zucchini and more! Spiralizing Primer Working with the Spiralizer is a simple 6-step process.

Consult the manufacturers instructions to assemble the machine, then follow the steps below. Place the Spiralizer on a nonporous work surface, like a counter top or marble board. Push firmly on the suction cups to secure the machine to the surface. Place your desired blade into the top slot. The extra blades are stored in the plastic drawers on one side of the machine. Prep your vegetables or fruit.

Peel them, if necessary, then cut off both ends to create 2 straight, flat surfaces. Align the vegetable (or fruit) such that the small cylindrical protrusion near the blade is positioned in the center. Once aligned, push the vegetable in firmly. Holding the vegetable (or fruit) in one hand, use your other hand to slide the handle toward the vegetable. Push the teeth of the handle into the end of the vegetable until it holds securely. Crank the handle, applying even pressure toward the blade.

The spiralized vegetable or fruit will emerge from the other side of the machine; if desired, place a bowl on the other side of the Spiralizer to collect the food as it falls from the blade. Spiralizing Tips & Tricks Cooking with spiralized vegetables is easy, but keeping a few tips and tricks in mind will ensure best results in your finished dishes. Choose the right vegetable Use vegetables that are at least 2 inches in diameter. Thicker vegetables will be easier to attach to the machine and will cut more evenly.