Legend of the Zucchini Fairy

smm4906

All of you gardeners will know this one! The Zucchini Fairy comes around at midnight, and looks for any zucchini that were not quite large enough to pick the previous day. She sprinkles them with her magic dust and ZAP!! they grow to the size of baseball bats.

This time of year, the zucchini are coming in faster than we can eat them. Neighbors won't accept any more. The food banks still do (but I'm not 100% sure what they do with all of them).

In honor of zucchini season, please share your favorite zucchini recipe!

smm4906

Zucchini Tomato Salad
(all measures are approximate - suit yourself!)

1 small-medium zucchini
1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes
1/4 cup feta cheese
2-3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

Slice zucchini thin using a mandolin or grater. Combine ingredients in bowl & toss. Chill if desired. Serve as a salad or cold side dish.

Moxie42

That sounds yummy, thanks for sharing! And yes, the Zucchini Fairy has been very busy this year, lol!

I usually just grill or roast it, or include it in a stir-fry. Grilling it with coconut oil and salt/pepper is actually pretty incredible! Occasionally I'll make baked zucchini fries but I'm having trouble finding that recipe (sorry!)

When I have a ton of excess, I bake zucchini breads! Maybe not the healthiest things in the world though, so I'll make them in muffin tins or those mini-loaf pans, and bring most of it to work or to family/friends.

I made this one last weekend (soooo good, and I added maybe a teaspoon of mini chocolate chips on top of each mini loaf):
* Chocolate Zucchini Bread- http://lovefoodies.com/moist-chocolate-zucchini-bread.html#.U8rXLvmSzhR

NaturalNancy

Spiralize them and bake w marinara sauce and mozerella cheese,
(If u don't have a spiralizer, slice thinly and put on foil covered baking sheet)
Add Mozzerella when they are almost done

pinggolfer96

Baked shortly at super high heat with just some salt and pepper. Maybe a little garlic or paprika lime seasoning if I want

stephanieluvspb

Zucchini bread, served warm with cream cheese.

dklibert

Here is a soup and a salad recipe for you. I also love it grilled. I put this Piri Piri seasoning on it. soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2015/03/piri-piri-seasoning.html

soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2015/09/stuffed-zucchini-soup.html
soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2013/07/veggies-fruit-delicious-salads.html

arditarose

um ok

WindSparrow

This tomato and zucchini mélange http://allrecipes.com/recipe/18343/tomato-and-zucchini-melange/ Once the zucchini start getting tender, I put tilapia fillets in the skillet with the veggies, cover, and cook 5-10 minutes.

canadjineh

I use the grater (cheese shred size) and grate it into everything. Seems I can make more disappear faster that way and even hubby doesn't realize it's zucchini, lol. I use it raw grated as 'low carb rice' under my stirfry or for my lazy cabbage rolls.

You can also slice it thinly and layer it in a baking pan with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a bit of sweetener for fake apple pie slices.

Hearts_2015

Moxie42 wrote: »

That sounds yummy, thanks for sharing! And yes, the Zucchini Fairy has been very busy this year, lol!

I usually just grill or roast it, or include it in a stir-fry. Grilling it with coconut oil and salt/pepper is actually pretty incredible! Occasionally I'll make baked zucchini fries but I'm having trouble finding that recipe (sorry!)

When I have a ton of excess, I bake zucchini breads! Maybe not the healthiest things in the world though, so I'll make them in muffin tins or those mini-loaf pans, and bring most of it to work or to family/friends.

I made this one last weekend (soooo good, and I added maybe a teaspoon of mini chocolate chips on top of each mini loaf):
* Chocolate Zucchini Bread- http://lovefoodies.com/moist-chocolate-zucchini-bread.html#.U8rXLvmSzhR

Muffin tins! Fabulous idea, had never thought of that before What a great idea, thanks

Queenmunchy

http://www.foodfaithfitness.com/zucchini-noodles-bbq-chicken-casserole/