Ingredient Spotlight: Zucchini
Zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables. So delicious and there are so many wonderful ways to prepare it. Depending on the part of the world you are in, these tasty vegetables are also called Courgettes. Considered a summer squash, zucchini has a mild flavor and works well in not only savory dishes, but baked goods as well. When selecting zucchini, choose ones that are free of blemishes. The smaller they are, the more tender.
Zucchini are very easy to grow and the plants become quite plentiful — a great vegetable for gardeners just starting out. They also have beautiful blossoms, which are also edible, and make great arrangements (noting that if you pick zucchini blossoms early enough you won’t have a zucchini). Here is our first blossom for the year!
Below are some great dishes from Green Door Hospitality that include Zucchini. Simply click on the image to be taken to recipe!
19 comments on “Ingredient Spotlight: Zucchini”
Let me know what you think!
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I love zucchini, and agree it’s so versatile with its many uses!
Thanks Jessica! It sure is!
Its grilling season…so many great ideas here.
Thanks Laurie!
Great recipes and the blossoms are pretty.
Cynthia
Thanks Cynthia! I actually think I might plant even more next year and just have some of the plants used only for picking the blossoms for arrangements.
Wow, we didn’t know that zucchinis have blossoms! It’s so pretty!
Thanks! The blossoms really do look so pretty when they are open.
I never used to like zucchini but have really come around! So glad you have shared some ideas here… They all look fab! 🙂
I’m so glad that you’ve come around to zucchini! It’s such a fun vegetable. 🙂 Hope you try and like some of the recipes.
Kenley
Love me some zucchini. It’s definitely one of my favorite vegetables, too, so in my humble opinion, VERY worthy of your spotlight. My favorite way to eat it, though, might have to be zucchini bread (with chocolate chips). Is it THAT obvious that I have a sweet tooth? Lol.
Ha, I actually thought of you Lauren when I was doing this post… I remembered how much you have voiced your love of zucchini in the past! 😉
Yeah…I love zucchini bread too. Looking forward to making it and doing a recipe post with it once we start harvesting some of our zucchini in the garden.
K
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This is such a great vegetable to feature. I’ve made a pasta with it which I will be posting soon. What I am missing in life is to try a fried zucchini flower…..:-)
Thanks Danny! Looking forward to seeing your zucchini pasta post! 🙂
Kenley
Yes, zucchini is a delicious vegetable to have around, hubby and I we love trying different recipes during the summer. My parents and his parents grow them in their yard every year so we always have plenty to eat during the end of summer! 🙂
They definitely are plentiful when grown! 😉 Good thing there are so many delicious recipes out there to try!
Kenley
MMmmm … zucchini chips … they look and sound delicious.
Thanks! They really are. 🙂
Kenley