What do you do with zucchini?

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  • heyjude1358
    heyjude1358 Posts: 45
    Where do you people live that the zucchini god's have blessed you so?! I want to move in!

    Same here... no one has blessed me with huge, free, yummy zukes this year. Cucumbers on the other hand... sooooooo many!
  • trishtrish84
    trishtrish84 Posts: 237 Member
    I wish neighbors would leave random veggies on my doorstep lol.... of course I live in an apt so they might not be there long ahaha!.

    I love Zucchini's.
    I don't really have any suggestions that has not been said already!

    And I am stealing some more suggestions from this post..,. shhh!
  • frg4bama
    frg4bama Posts: 78 Member
    We make our own ratatouille (sp?)

    Slice very thinly
    Potato
    Yellow squash
    Zucchini squash

    Each on their own plate

    In a baking dish put a can of tomato sauce- sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder
    Then take one of each of the vegetables and arrange in a circle over and over (little stacks loosely)
    When done, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle Italian seasoning, pepper and salt
    Bake at 350 until all are done ( usually around 45 minutes)

    Sometimes I brown a pound of HB meat and put it on top of the sauce and then do the veggies. Both ways are really good
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    I leave it alone... it leaves me alone.
  • openskybeach
    openskybeach Posts: 294 Member
    Grilled is the best! Add spices if ya like or your diet allows, slice em long ways like (pickle stackers) then grill em. It's my fav!!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,031 Member
    Lol, being Asian, I boil it with soy sauce.
  • TinaDay1114
    TinaDay1114 Posts: 1,328 Member
    We make our own ratatouille (sp?)

    We do, too -- just a little differently:

    Slice thin
    Layer in a baking dish
    Slice fresh tomatoes on top of it
    Sprinkle w/garlic salt, pepper, a little grated parmesan (we use the regular ol' powdered stuff)
    Repeat as many times as you want
    Bake in the oven until bubbly.

    We eat it by the bowls-ful here!! Even my kids love it.
  • VeganInTraining
    VeganInTraining Posts: 1,319 Member
    Mix it with some squash, cherry tomatoes, parmesan and quinoa pasta, for a nice and fresh pasta primavera. Yum!

    this is almost exactly what I was going to suggest! But I didn't know there was quinoa pasta! YUM
  • VeganInTraining
    VeganInTraining Posts: 1,319 Member
    We make our own ratatouille (sp?)

    Slice very thinly
    Potato
    Yellow squash
    Zucchini squash

    Each on their own plate

    In a baking dish put a can of tomato sauce- sprinkle with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder
    Then take one of each of the vegetables and arrange in a circle over and over (little stacks loosely)
    When done, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle Italian seasoning, pepper and salt
    Bake at 350 until all are done ( usually around 45 minutes)

    Sometimes I brown a pound of HB meat and put it on top of the sauce and then do the veggies. Both ways are really good

    Sounds great! I'm going to get all the stuff to make this from the farmers market tomorrow...I wonder if my husband would like it!
  • peacehawk
    peacehawk Posts: 421 Member
    slice it and put it in a saucepan with whole canned tomatoes, a bit of onion and, if you want, spice it up with oregano garlic and basil. As a kid, that was one of my favorite summertime side dishes. Sometimes, I even asked my mom to make it for me for lunch. Just that, nothing else. (I know, weird kid!)

    Also is yummy on the grill.

    Or, I also make lasagna with it. I slice it and use the slices instead of noodles. put a bit of pasta sauce on the bottom of a cake pan, a layer of sliced zucchini, more sauce, some sliced muchrooms, shredded carrots, some mozerella, another layer of zucchini (or, make one of the layers from sliced eggplant), some cauliflower, more sauce, spinach, more cheese and Voila! a yummy vegetable lasagna (or, au gratin if you want to be precise). You can use whatever fresh veggies you have, don't limit yourself to my suggestions, use your favorite or whatever you have a plethera of. You can add meat in one of the layers if you want, but you don't need to. I avoid broccoli in this though, because it gets too bitter if it is cooked too long.
  • frg4bama
    frg4bama Posts: 78 Member
    @Emily- My husband loves it :) He will eat it with or without the meat
  • leahdanbury
    leahdanbury Posts: 132 Member
    We had kabobs the other night and used zucchini...it was very yummy!
  • mommachelle03
    mommachelle03 Posts: 8
    Sliced up, tossed with olive oil and roasted in the oven, with a little bit of parmesan sprinkled on at the end. Or, if it is cool out, diced up and added to homemade veggie soup.
  • LisaCFSF
    LisaCFSF Posts: 258 Member
    Found this great recipe for Low Fat Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread!

    I am making this today, but plan on substituting Splenda brown sugar for reg and light margarine for the butter to cut fat & calories even more!

    I'll let y'all know how it turns out!

    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/07/low-fat-chocolate-chip-zucchini-bread.html
  • akhebert4
    akhebert4 Posts: 9
    Zucchini fritters are delicious! Grate the zucchini and add some basil, garlic, salt and pepper with an egg and a cup of flour. Combine and fry in a few tablesppons of EVOO. They are great :)
  • alisonbank
    alisonbank Posts: 43 Member
    THIS IS MY FAVORITE! everything sauted and throw in some shrimp... yum :)

    i love grilled zucchini too with some yellow squash.
  • awelch79
    awelch79 Posts: 233 Member
    bump
  • Iceskatefanrn
    Iceskatefanrn Posts: 489 Member
    I make ZOODLES! I have a Spirooli, and when you use this on your zucchini you get Zoodles - noodles made of pure zucchini, so you can cook 'em quick (they cook REALLY FAST), then pour marinara sauce over 'em, sprinkle with Parmesan, and you have a plate full of vegetables with no pasta in site!

    Here's what a Spirooli is, I also use it to slice stuff!

    http://www.rawguru.com/store/raw-food/spirooli-spiral-3-in-1-slicer.html

    :-)

    Ice
  • chefjess12
    chefjess12 Posts: 3
    I like to marinde it in gazabo room light greek dressing and grill it. I also like to saute it with squash, mushrooms, red and green pepeppers and have veggie quesadillas.
  • Tori_356
    Tori_356 Posts: 510 Member
    Yeah I grill mine, on the george forman (dont have a regular outdoor grill :[ ).....add a little garlic pepper (tastefully simple) seasoning...very yummy
  • jessradtke
    jessradtke Posts: 418 Member
    Some of my family's favorite things to do with zucchini:

    Raw "noodles" (with a spiralizer) with fresh tomato sauce or pesto

    Zucchini hummus: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/zucchini-hummus/detail.aspx

    Zucchini and chickpea stew (zucchini, onion, chick peas, canned tomatoes, Italian seasoning, & garlic)

    Zucchini, chick pea and potato curry

    Marinated in Italian dressing and grilled (esp. as part of kebobs)

    Fajita filling (with onions & peppers)

    Spice Soup (ripe bell peppers, onions, zuchini strips, cooked in a spicy broth with rice)
  • melaniekassab
    melaniekassab Posts: 2 Member
    Grill it up with a little bit of olive oil and low sodium seasoning like Mrs Dash or lite salt, pepper and fresh herbs...Yummy!
  • Macoga
    Macoga Posts: 1
    grill it, with a little olive oil and whaterver spice you like. or grill one side, filp and add a slice of tomato (also in season) a little spice (of your choice) and some shredded cheese...continue grilling until cheese melts and serve immediately. makes a nice hors'de vours or even a main suumer dish
  • misty_meadows15
    misty_meadows15 Posts: 42
    Well you can try grilling it. Or.. putting it into a pasta salad type thing.. My aunt grates it up with some carrots and puts it in meatloaf, it's delicious! But you could also make some Zucchini muffins, those are good too. :)
  • Jujubie
    Jujubie Posts: 130 Member
    Zucchini brownies! They taste wonderfully moist. There are tons of recipes available online, many fat free. I've never done one that the kids and adults didn't love.

    Zucchini quiche or omelet! Many recipes out there too.
  • Sarah_uk
    Sarah_uk Posts: 209
    I cook it the Egyptian way. Cut in slices and cook with lots of canned chopped tomatoes/ fresh tomato sauce, chopped onions, bell peppers and any spices/salt/pepper you like(I use salt, pepper, paprika powder, garlic and curry powder) Serve with rice. You can also put cooked meat inside this.
  • stc74
    stc74 Posts: 297 Member
    I'm loving all these suggestions! Thanks for sharing! Every time I have a new batch of zucchini I just pop on here and decide what to try next
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