Legend of the Zucchini Fairy

smm4906
smm4906 Posts: 24 Member
edited December 3 in Recipes
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!

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  • smm4906
    smm4906 Posts: 24 Member
    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
    Moxie42 Posts: 1,400 Member
    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
    NaturalNancy Posts: 1,093 Member
    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
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    Baked shortly at super high heat with just some salt and pepper. Maybe a little garlic or paprika lime seasoning if I want
  • stephanieluvspb
    stephanieluvspb Posts: 997 Member
    Zucchini bread, served warm with cream cheese. <3
  • dklibert
    dklibert Posts: 1,196 Member
    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
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    um ok
  • WindSparrow
    WindSparrow Posts: 224 Member
    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
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    edited July 2016
    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
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    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 :smiley: What a great idea, thanks
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    http://www.foodfaithfitness.com/zucchini-noodles-bbq-chicken-casserole/
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