Zesty Zucchini Sauté Recipes

SAUTéED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the sliced zucchini, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
• Cook, tossing the zucchini occasionally until it is crisp-tender. Taste and adjust the seasonings (add more salt and pepper, if necessary).
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cook another 30 seconds or so, just until cheese melts. Remove from the heat and serve immediately. Enjoy.

ZESTY ZUCCHINI AND SQUASH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine squash, zucchini, tomatoes with chiles, onion, salt and garlic powder. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat to low and cook until tender-crisp.

ZESTY ZUCCHINI STICKS

Steps:

• Mix crumbs and parmesan.
• Dip zucchini strips in beaten egg, then in crumb mixture.
• Spray baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Place strips on sheet.
• Bake at 425* for 20-25 minutes, or until golden.

ZUCCHINI SAUTé WITH SPICY PEANUT BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• To make sauce: Stir tahini in container thoroughly before measuring. Then blend 3 T. with hot water. Add remaining ingredients one at a time, whisking after each. Set aside.
• To make sauté:.
• Cut zucchini in half width-wise, then cut each half into 3 spears length-wise.
• Heat sunflower oil in skillet until smoking hot.
• Carefully add sesame oil.
• Quickly add peanuts and stir. Cook them until they begin to brown.
• Add in chili powder and garlic, stir. Cook until garlic begins emitting fragrance.
• Add zucchini and sauté 1-2 minutes.
• Add sherry. Cook until sherry is reduced (around 1-2 minutes).
• Add sauce. Immediately lower heat to medium.
• Cook 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Garnish with sliced green onions before serving.