Zucchini Pasta with Grilled Peaches, Tomatoes, and Feta

It’s summertime, warm sunny days and fresh tasty produce. Are you also wondering what on earth to do with all the zucchini? If so, you must try this amazing zucchini pasta recipe—the most delicious flavor combination: grilled peaches, tomatoes, zucchini noodles, lemon juice, pistachios, fresh mint, and feta cheese. It is seriously a melt in your mouth summertime explosion. We throw it on a bed of whole wheat spaghetti pasta to make it even more hearty, but you could always substitute with gluten-free pasta, or skip the pasta altogether and make extra zucchini noodles. I’m not entirely sure how this recipe came about. It was just one of those days where you kept throwing things on the plate and the flavors just unexpectedly came together beautifully. At our house in Denver we always grew lots of zucchini and also had a peach tree. I love the creativity of experimenting in the kitchen and finding new combinations for everyone to enjoy. It’s even better on those occasions where the end result is something delicious! I use a mandolin to julienne slice zucchinis. You could certainly use a spiralizer as well. My mom has this nifty spiralizer and it surprisingly works really well. In fact it’s easier than my mandolin and far less parts to clean! Any tool to get the job done works fine. This job is probably a little much for julienne slicing by hand. If you don’t have a way to julienne slice your zucchinis you could just chop them up and saute them with some olive oil.

Fresh Flavors

What makes this dish so special is the fresh fruits and veggies. It screams summer with ripe peaches, tomatoes, and zucchini. It is loaded with fruits and veggies and leaves you satisfied but not overly full. Clean eating at it’s best. This is one of those meals that the fresher the ingredients the better. I only make this in the summer when I have access to fresh peaches and tomatoes. We look forward to enjoying it every August.

Let’s Get Grilling

My favorite part of this pasta is the warm grilled peaches. If you’ve never had grilled peaches you are in for a real treat. I like peaches, but grilling them brings out their sweetness and makes them extra juicy. Yum! If you do eat fish this recipe is delicious with some grilled black cod or another white flaky fish. Yum! Print