Celebrate Fall with Spiralized Potato, Sweet Potato and Apple Recipes

Spiralizers are beloved by salad enthusiasts and raw food eaters: they allow you to quickly and easily turn your vegetables into noodles.  You can use them in casseroles, in lieu of mandolined root vegetables; bake them into cakes; or roast them on their own. Whichever direction you go, you’ll have a bevy of options for your ribbony root vegetables. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Plus, check out even more spiralized veggie recipes.

Spiralized Salad Ideas

Spiralizing and roasting root vegetables can serve as an excellent base for salads; just dress them with a tangy vinaigrette and add whatever herbs and crunchy things (and cheese!) you like. Try potatoes and dill with pickled shallots, or this sweet potato recipe from cookbook author Mark Bittman.

Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Red Pepper Vinaigrette Recipe

makes 4 servings
Adapted from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman
In this potato-vinaigrette combo, the red pepper dressing is tart, sweet, and spicy, with a touch of cumin. This is best served warm or at room temperature, though of course you can refrigerate and serve it up to a day later, as long as you take it out of the refrigerator beforehand to take the chill off.

Ingredients

• 4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and spiralized (if you're using the 3-Blade Spiralizer(Opens in a new window), use the orange blade)
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
• 1 medium red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and quartered
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest (optional)
• ½ cup sliced scallion
• ½ cup minced fresh mint or parsley leaves
• 1 or 2 minced chiles (jalapeño, Thai, serrano, or habanero), or to taste
• ¼ cup raisins (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 385°F. Put the spiralized sweet potatoes on 1 or 2 baking sheets, drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the oil, and toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and roast, turning occasionally, until crisp and brown outside and just tender inside, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove and keep on the pan until ready to dress.

2. Make the dressing while the potatoes cook. Put the remaining 6 tablespoons oil in a blender, along with the vinegar, bell pepper, cumin, and zest if you're using it. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Purée until smooth.

3. Toss the warm potatoes with the scallion, mint, chiles, and raisins if you're using them. Add ½ cup of the dressing and toss to coat, adding more if necessary. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Serve immediately or at room temperature.

Spiralized Latkes and Patties

A spiralizer will also make your latke process a whole lot easier since you avoid all the shredding and the endless, messy squeezing out of water. Plus a spiralized latke adds an exciting texture to your run-of-the-mill potato pancakes. Add in another vegetable, as with this zucchini-potato recipe, or use a mix of potatoes, or go for the classic. And don’t forget the creme fraiche or sour cream for serving! (If you have a waffle maker, you can also press your latkes in there for extra crunch.) Plus, get more tips for making and serving crispy latkes.

Crispy Baked Zucchini-Potato Pancakes Recipe

makes 4 servings
Adapted from Comfort Food Fix by Ellie Krieger
You can enjoy this greaseless version of potato pancakes any time the craving hits. Making the two–bites–sized pancakes allows them to crisp beautifully on the baking tray while the zucchini lightens them and adds lovely flavor and color. They are perfect as a side with roasted meat, but you can also serve them as an upscale appetizer with a dollop of crème fraîche and some caviar.

Ingredients

• Olive oil cooking spray
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, spiralized (if you're using the 3-Blade Spiralizer(Opens in a new window), use the red blade)
• 1 medium russet potato (about 8 ounces), peeled or unpeeled, spiralized with the green blade
• 1 medium zucchini (about 8 ounces), unpeeled, ends removed, spiralized with the green blade
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground
• Black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.

2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until softened and golden, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely.

3. Roughly chop spiralized potato and zucchini into small pieces. Place the spiralized potato and zucchini in a kitchen towel or cheesecloth, and twist over the sink to squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Transfer the zucchini and potato to a bowl. In a small bowl, beat together the eggs and egg whites to combine. Add the eggs, onion, lemon juice, flour, salt, and pepper to the zucchini-potato mixture and stir until well combined.

4. Heat the prepared baking sheet in the oven for 3 to 5 minutes until hot, but before the oil begins to smoke. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and immediately begin to make the pancakes and place them on the tray. Use about 2 tablespoons of batter for each, forming it into a flat, 2-inch pancake. You should wind up with 16 pancakes.

5. Bake until the edges begin to crisp, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from the oven, spray the tops of the pancakes with cooking spray, and flip the pancakes. Bake until browned and crisp, about 5 minutes more. If you prefer, you can cook this batter in a waffle iron until done.

To make into waffles: Spray waffle iron with nonstick cooking spray and add batter. Cook until golden brown.

Apple Cake with Maple Frosting Recipe

makes 12 servings
Adapted from The Cake Book by Tish Boyle
As this cake bakes, it will fill your house with the warm scent of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and sweet baked apple. It is a moist, unpretentious cake, perfect as a simple fall dessert or snack.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 2⁄3 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and spiralized with the red blade(Opens in a new window) (before spiralizing, cut a slit in one side of the apple, stopping near the center)
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch square baking pan. Dust the pan with flour.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, using the paddle attachment, beat the butter at medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Gradually add the sugar and beat at medium-high speed until well blended and light, about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla extract, then add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in three additions, alternating it with the buttermilk in two additions and mixing just until blended. Remove the bowl from the mixer stand and stir in the apples and walnuts.

4. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake the cake for 25 to 30 minutes, until it is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cake completely in the pan on a wire rack.

5. Frost the top of the cooled cake with the maple frosting. Cut the cake into squares and serve it directly from the pan.

Cream Cheese Maple Frosting Recipe

makes 1 1/3 cups

Ingredients

• 6 oz cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄8 teaspoon maple extract
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground ginger
• Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted

Instructions

In the bowl of an electric mixer, using the paddle attachment, beat together the cream cheese and butter at medium speed until smooth. Beat in the vanilla and maple extracts, spices, and salt. Reduce the speed to low, add the confectioners' sugar, and beat until well blended. Raise the speed to high and beat until light and creamy, about 2 minutes.

Want more delicious spiralizer ideas? Try these fun spiralized carrot creations for kids, DIY cauliflower rice recipe, plus 7 fruits and veggies you didn't know you could spiralize.