Moroccan Zoodles with a Tomato-Harissa Sauce

So I wanted to try out a new ingredient tonight. Harissa…

Have you heard of it?!

I think it’s gonna be the new ‘thing’ … like the new Sriracha.

If you don’t agree, it’s ok, but I DO suggest you try it. I found this jar at World Market and bought it because I had been reading so much about it in food magazines. And I am totally NOT disappointed! I am a spice fan, I LOVE spicy foods.. and to find a new spicy condiment kinda makes my day.

I read on the back of the jar that its a Moroccan hot sauce. It’s like a paste consisting of chilis, lemon, garlic and salt — plus a few spices.. and it’s BALLIN’.

I’ve been wanting to make a zoodle recipe for a while now, so I got some zucchini the other day, and its literally the ONLY fresh thing left from my last grocery trip. So I wanted to make some kind of sauce consisting of the harissa to add to my zoodles.
I looked up Moroccan cuisine in The Flavor Bible (my fav kitchen reference).. and found all of these flavors in the sauce… bell peppers (they suggest green), lemon, coriander, cumin, paprika, and sumac. I pretty much threw them all together in a sauce and coated the zoodles, and TA-DA! DELICIOUSNESS!
I decided to use the immersion blender in the middle of the process. I wasn’t planning on it and it is a totally optional step, but I love the texture of the sauce after I blended it up a bit. I now realized my love for harissa and will definitely be experimenting with more Moroccan flavors in the future (especially that harissa!)