Courgetti with pesto and balsamic tomatoes

Like me, many of you have probably vowed to try and eat healthier this New Year. I have also been dying to try out this new 'courgetti' craze which has been coming about.

So tonight I tried out a quick easy recipe I found online. All you need is the following;

8 baby plum tomatoes, 4 halved and 4 whole
1tbsp olive oil
1/2 clove of garlic, crushed
1tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 large courgette, spiralised or very thinly shredded into noodles (admittedly, I did cheat and buy mine pre-spiralised!)
2 tbsp vegetarian pesto
1 tbsp pine nuts, toasted

Start off by mixing the tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and balsamic vinegar (additional seasoning to taste if required). Tip into a frying pan and cook for 5 minutes until the whole tomatoes start to burst and are coated in the balsamic vinegar.
Then pour a kettle of hot water over the courgette noodles and blanch for 30 seconds Drain really well then add in the pesto, stirring well to coat the noodles. Then you can add in the tomatoes and toasted pine nuts on top to finish.

Unfortunately, my attempt came out rather watery. I think I may have left the noodles in to cook for too long and they soaked up a lot of water! However, it still tasted yummy so I will just take more care when I cook it next time.

I had also cooked a couple of large stuffed mushrooms but was unable to eat them as this dish is surprisingly filling!

Have any of you tried courgetti or spiralising before?