I have a confession to make. You know all those kitchen gadgets I mentioned in Gadgets Anonymous ? Well… <typing in quiet voice, head down, eyes looking sheepish> I have another one… But it’s not a blender!
Nope, a spiraliser. Lurch is its name.
To be fair, it isn’t new. It’s been sitting in the cupboard for some time, still in its box, waiting for us to catch up to it. And last night, we finally did, amd what fun!
On this plate are a Red Apple, a Carrot, half a medium Courgette and a quarter of a long Cucumber. Look at the wonderful colours!
It is highly unlikely anyone would sit and eat those items whole with a knife and fork. But spiralised, it becomes a whole different experience. Spiralising really does make a difference to how they taste, the texture and how much you can eat.
I had all this for dinner last night, along with a couple of very tasty, easy-to-make items from Jason Vale’s Super Fast Food app, which I hope to review when we’ve given it a good workout – so far, so thumbs up!
(We made the Zesty Creamy Rocket Pesto and the Nutty Seeded Crackers, both flavourful and nourishing and now added to our menu for regular use).
For the kids, it’s so much fun watching the twirly ribbons of veggie noodles emerging from the spiraliser, they just want to take a handful, tip their head back and start feeding the spirals into their mouth.
The Lurch spiraliser is very light and easy to use. Kids can help make their noodles with supervision. It comes with 3 different blades which are stored in the side and have protective hand grips to make it easy to switch.
It has suction feet to stop it slipping or travelling while in use. It also cores, and kids find the leftover middles amusing to play with or eat, or they can be juiced.
I am so excited! I know I am late to the party as far as spiralising is concerned, but I’ve been wanting to try for so long and better late than never!
Just hope the juicers and blenders aren’t going to view this as an act of betrayal! (But they needn’t worry, they continue to have pride of place on the kitchen counter, the spiraliser for the moment is still confined to the cupboard).
With grateful thanks to K and M! x
Copyright: Chris McGowan
pearsnotparsnipsdotcom 
Looks awesome! 🙂
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Such simple fare made visually stimulating and tasted delicious, while being fun to do, what’s not to love? ☺️
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I got the Kitchen Aid spiralizer attachment for Christmas! Love making zoodles. I did find it doesn’t work well with butternut squash. It is just too tough. You might like my blog! I post quite a bit about sneaking vegetables in. If you’re interested you can find me at insidekelskitchen.wordpress.com. Have a great day!
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Hi thanks for dropping in and your kind words. They are great fun aren’t they? They add a new dimension to preparing meals. I like your writing style and love your photos. I will pop in and visit to see your vegan/gluten-free options ☺️
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