Congrats! You've successfully made courgetti in a spiralizer [1]. Now, onto the important question: how do you actually cook it? Unlike pasta, you fortunately don't need to wait around for a pot of water to boil. Instead, you treat the veggie "noodles" as vegetables you'd normally sauté on the hob.

The best way to cook a batch of courgetti is to heat a tablespoon oil, such as olive oil or coconut oil, in a frying pan over medium heat and sauté the noodles with a generous pinch of salt and a little pepper. After about five minutes, the veg will be slightly softened but not mushy, which is what you're after. They'll be similar to the al dente texture [2] of traditional pasta.

And that's it! You can turn off the heat and turn your courgetti into a full meal catered to your preference. You could add homemade bolognese sauce [3], basil pesto [4] and parmesan cheese, lemon butter shrimp [5] and red pepper flakes, or even more of your favourite satueed vegetables to the mix. After trying out this healthy alternative to carb-heavy pasta a few times, you might convince yourself you like it almost as much as the real thing.

Ready to get cooking? Here are some more courgetti recipes to get you started.

• Lemon Parmesan Courgetti With Roasted Artichoke Hearts [6]
• Shrimp Piccata With Courgette Noodles [7]
• Summer Vegetable Whole-Wheat and Courgette Spaghetti [8]
• Courgette Noodles Aglio e Olio [9]