AIP Chilled Zucchini Pasta Salad (Paleo, Whole30, Keto)

Need a fast recipe for your next summer cookout? This AIP Chilled Zucchini Pasta Salad has you covered in under 15 minutes.

I adore recipes like this which require zero cooking and just a few simple steps to whip together. It’s almost like cheating in the kitchen!

This light but satiating side dish or snack is naturally dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, seed-free, and refined sugar-free. It also just happens to be Ketogenic as well as Whole30 compliant. Yay for a much healthier, low carb AIP pasta that the whole family will love!

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This AIP Chilled Zucchini Pasta Salad is great as-is, but….

You can totally add some extra ingredients to jazz it up even more! Here are some great AIP-compliant additions that you might like:

Grilled, diced chicken breast – Make it a meal!

Cooked baby shrimp – Add some sea-faring protein.

Sliced or halved kalamata olives – Look for nightshade versions brined with just salt and grain-free vinegar, like this one.

Thinly sliced red onions or green onions – Add some kick with these sulfuric veggies!

Shredded carrots and/or purple cabbage – Add some crunch and nutrients. Toss these in just before serving to retain their color!

To spiralize or grate your zucchini? That is the question.

Not everyone owns a spiralizer that creates those mesmerizing oodles of noodles from varying vegetables, and that’s ok! If you don’t have one yet but have been meaning to invest in one, they have become much more affordable these days. I love the Paderno which can be found for around $25 US on Amazon at the time of writing this.

Take a look at all of the beautiful rainbow colors you can create from other AIP veggies like carrot, beet, daikon, and sweet potato, even:

In case you do not own a spiralizer (or you simply don’t feel like digging it out of the cabinet…I get it!)…no worries at all. You can instead just grate your zucchini on a cheese grater and still have a delicious pasta substitute that resembles short, thin strands instead of long curls. It’ll taste the same and still be free of the gluten and grains in conventional pasta, which is the end goal!

Need more summery AIP recipes to bring to the cookout?

Try one of the tasty salads in this AIP Salads Roundup!

This AIP Cinnamon Apple Crisp tastes great warm or chilled, and it holds very well if you need to travel with it to a friend’s house! (Psst…I also like to use peaches or berries for it in the summer to keep it seasonal.)

My AIP Italian Chicken Bake makes a great casserole that everyone at the picnic will enjoy – and you don’t even have to tell them it’s AIP (unless you want to brag about how anti-inflammatory it is, and there’s nothing wrong with that!).

Do you plan to add anything to this AIP Chilled Zucchini Pasta Salad?

Do you like the idea of adding protein or additional veggies to this recipe? Or would you rather enjoy it as-is?

I’d love to hear about your creation. Leave me a comment below!