Zucchini, just like tomatoes, are easy to grow. Therefore people plant a lot of it, greatly overestimating how much they need. Everyone is trying to give it away towards the end of the summer; beware of strangers carrying paper bags. If you find yourself with too much zucchini, try these 10 ideas:
- Grate it and freeze it for later.
- Hide it in desserts, such as Zucchini Brownies. Chocolate, like cheese, makes everything taste better!
- Roast it with other vegetables.
- Grill it in a foil packet with fish.
- Hide it in tacos/tortillas.
- Make zucchini bake.
- Throw it in a quiche.
- Make it into a relish (recipe coming soon!)
- Slice and dehydrate for a healthy snack.
- Throw it in soup.
Just for fun, let’s link up all our zucchini recipes! Let’s see how many we can get.
You may also like:
http://sweetbasilkitchen.com/2010/07/18/zucchini-walnut-salad/
Zucchini, Walnut & Swiss Cheese Salad
½ c. parsley leaves chopped
½ c. chopped toasted walnuts
½ c. basic vinaigrette
1 t. Dijon mustard
2 lg. zucchini, shredded
¼ # Swiss cheese, shredded
Freshly ground black pepper
Basic Vinaigrette:
¾ c. olive oil
¼ c. red wine vinegar
1 t. salt
Toss all together and serve immediately.
That sounds great too! And I think I have all that on hand.
LOVE zucchini and all you can do with it! Mmmmm! Stopping by from SITS, have a great day!
Or, you could give some to your bloggy friends!
We missed putting in a garden since we were moving this year. Would love some zucchini!
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We love to marinate zucchini in a little in Ken’s Italian Dressing and grill it.
Long time reader, first time commenter here. These are 2 of my favorite ways to use up zucchini:
Make zucchini ribbons with a potato peeler and quickly steam to soften to “al dente” texture, then serve with your favorite pasta sauce. Works really well with cream based sauces.
Mix up a dressing of lemon juive and zest, olive oil, minced shallot, dill, and S&P. Drizzle over thinly sliced raw zucchini and crumbled goat cheese. Sounds strange, but it’s amazing!
Oops, I meant to type “juice”, not “juive”, lol.
oh my word, I am going to have to try that! Sounds delish.
Fun stuff! Amy at http://www.AmysFinerThings.com has a whole index of Zucchini recipes! Check it out!
Alicia
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Zucchini Bread: http://wp.me/pFHYb-hP
Zucchini Fritters/Pancakes
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
Grilled and tossed in pasta or couscous salads, like http://wp.me/pFHYb-h7 or http://wp.me/pFHYb-gQ
PS Great idea for a post!
OH yummy yum. And I wouldn’t even say that I’m a zucchini fan. But seriously, what a great idea for a post! I love it!
Try zucchini chocolate chip cookies!
http://coldcerealandtoast.com/2010/07/06/my-new-local-zucchini-chocolate-chip-cookies/
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LOVE THIS POST!! I just shredded 6 cups of zucchini out of my garden and baked 2 loaves of bread. I am definitely trying the chocolate chip zucchini cookies. Thanks for all the great ideas.
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This is how we are using up most of our zucchini-
http://www.ehow.com/how_5012261_make-mock-apple-crisp-zucchini.html
and you can puree cooked zuchs and mix into sweetened or unsweetened applesauce.
jen
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I didn’t realise I had so many zucchini recipes on my blog
. Here are a couple I love-
Zucchini-Cocoa, Lime-Ginger and Smoked Salmon Mousse Verrine – http://www.forkspoonnknife.com/2010/03/zucchini-cocoa-lime-ginger-and-smoked.html
Ratatouille Mille Feuille – http://www.forkspoonnknife.com/2010/01/ratatouille-mille-feuille.html
Cheers
Asha
I missed this last week – I have a few ideas to throw into the mix: http://mydailyround.blogspot.com/2010/08/zucchini-ideas.html
I tried dehydrating the zucchini last week, but I think I sliced the pieces too thinly. They stuck to the trays. I’m going to try again this week.
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Wow – we must all be on the same wavelength. Great minds must think alike?
Lovely recipes, btw. Thanks for sharing them all. I can’t wait to experiment!
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Hi. I just stopped in from NDIN for some zucchini fun. Great ideas! Those zucchini brownies look scrumptious!!