Killer recipe featuring zucchini?

GrateEggspectations

A neighbour has had a really successful crop of zucchini this year and has given us a whole bunch of it. Does anyone have a great, simple-ish zucchini recipe for a quick weeknight dinner? Could be a recipe for either a main course, or for a substantial side, to be served with a protein like a steak or a pork chop.

Thanks in advance!

fishlessman

made this a few times this summer, added kalamata olives, cherry tomates, dry roasted pumpkin seeds, roasted red onion, more herbs. i give the zuchinni a short marinade before grilling which you can do aday ahead if you want it served cold. its also a good lunch when you make enough for leftovers

https://lemonsandzest.com/simple-pasta-salad/

danhoo

this is an quick and easy side.  Make the vinaigrette ahead of time.

I quarter the zucchini vs slicing it thin, and then cut into cubes after it is grilled.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/grilled-zucchini-salad-with-lemon-herb-vinaigrette-and-shaved-romano-and-toasted-pine-nuts-recipe-1921651

When I take this to other's BBQs it is gobbled up and people ask for the recipe.

fishlessman

ton of basil in the raised bin. thinking just slice the zukes the long way, grill, squeeze of lemon and top with pesto might be simple enough and good as a side

hoosier_egger

You could always grate some and freeze it for later use, i.e. zucchini bread

lkapigian

if you have a dehydrator , zucchini chips are great 

fishlessman

spicy zuchinni relish for sandwiches, dogs, burgers etc if you have too many zukes or they are big

nolaegghead

zucchini bisque

GrateEggspectations

fishlessman said:

made this a few times this summer, added kalamata olives, cherry tomates, dry roasted pumpkin seeds, roasted red onion, more herbs. i give the zuchinni a short marinade before grilling which you can do aday ahead if you want it served cold. its also a good lunch when you make enough for leftovers

https://lemonsandzest.com/simple-pasta-salad/

Doing a variation of this. Thanks for sharing. 

As for everyone else, thanks for the other suggestions. I think I still have three more zucchinis in the queue, so some of the other recipes will definitely also get a try. 

Thanks again, all. 

GrateEggspectations

Heavily bastardized recipe, but you get the idea. Threw in some fried tofu and double smoked back bacon. All set to bake and broil. 

Acn

Super easy, and makes a nice light dinner with bread.  Also reheats well so it works for lunches.

We never do the raw zucchini garnish, just a drizzle of olive oil, flaky salt, and ground Italian chili flake.

GrateEggspectations

loco_engr

cored zucchini pizza boats:
https://www.wellplated.com/zucchini-pizza-boats/
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GregW

I make a zucchini spaghetti that uses a spicy gazpacho for the sauce. It is very good, but takes a little time to prepare. If you are interested I will find the recipe.  

RyanStl

You could cube and then wok it.

Cozmo420

This is fantastic.  I've done it both in the oven and on the BGE.  
https://peasandcrayons.com/2019/12/zucchini-casserole.html#wprm-recipe-container-99617

The Cen-Tex Smoker

I have always like zucchini but we learned to love it in Tuscany. This olace we went to dinner several times would pull our salads and zucchini out of the garden to order. They sliced it longways about 1/4” thick on a madndoline. They lightly salt it and let it sit for 30 min or so to pull some
of the moisture out. Dry wit paper towels, cost in evoo, add some cracked pepper and grill. . I just sear it on ones side at like 500 for 30-45 seconds (until you get some nice grill marks). Grill Grates makes this bery easy and leaves great char marks.  It is so simple and so good. We make it all the time. The salt pulls the water out and really intensifies the flavor. Makes all the difference. 

Also Korean zucchini pancakes are great. 

https://www.koreanbapsang.com/hobak-buchim-zucchini-pancakes/

CornfedMA

My go to are stuffed zucchini boats. Cut in half the long way and hollow out the centers with a spoon. Fill with your stuffing of choice. Our fave is hot Italian sausage with diced sautéed mushrooms, and onions. Cooked indirect at 350-400 until zuke is to your liking. Finish with some grated parm, mozz or whatever your flavor. Protein is the key variable. I’ve stuffed them with anything from Italian sausage to bbq chicken or venison. One of my go-to’s on this low carb adventure I’ve been on since the beginning of the year. 

caliking

Don't know if this counts as a killer recipe, but I've made it a couple of times. Looks good when it hits the table, and pretty tasty. 
https://tasty.co/recipe/ratatouille

GrateEggspectations

caliking said:

Don't know if this counts as a killer recipe, but I've made it a couple of times. Looks good when it hits the table, and pretty tasty. 
https://tasty.co/recipe/ratatouille

You been watching movies about rats or something?

danhoo

I forgot to mention, make zoodles out of zucchini.

I've done shrimp scampi, and the zoodles also do well making a wanna be chow mein.

This thing works great to make the zoodles.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077H84K13

Teefus

Tonight we're having seared scallops on a bed of zoodles with garlic sauce.

dcc

Not simple, but really tasty.

https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/zucchini-goat-cheese-tart

dannys

danhoo said:

I've done shrimp scampi, and the zoodles 

I made the shrimp scampi dish a week or so ago. I thought it turned out great.

dannys

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I have always like zucchini but we learned to love it in Tuscany. This olace we went to dinner several times would pull our salads and zucchini out of the garden to order. They sliced it longways about 1/4” thick on a madndoline. They lightly salt it and let it sit for 30 min or so to pull some
of the moisture out. Dry wit paper towels, cost in evoo, add some cracked pepper and grill. . I just sear it on ones side at like 500 for 30-45 seconds (until you get some nice grill marks). Grill Grates makes this bery easy and leaves great char marks.  It is so simple and so good. We make it all the time. The salt pulls the water out and really intensifies the flavor. Makes all the difference. 

Also Korean zucchini pancakes are great. 

https://www.koreanbapsang.com/hobak-buchim-zucchini-pancakes/

I Made these for dinner the other day. I didn't have any hot peppers so I made it without. Great recipe. I'm looking forward to making it with a jalapeno or serrano for a little kick.

OhioEgger

GrateEggspectations said:

A neighbour has had a really successful crop of zucchini this year

Is there any other kind? One year our neighborhood was so overwhelmed with everyone's backyard zucchini crops that it was extremely hazardous to leave your car unlocked or it would be filled with their surplus!

alaskanassasin

Bump. Some awesome recipes here. We have been making zucchini fries.

SonVolt

This looks interesting.



https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1022289-grilled-zucchini-ribbons?action=click&module=Global Search Recipe Card&pgType=search&rank=15

Langner91

I didn't realize there were so many killer zucchini recipes. I thought people grew them just to give them away.

Legume

Langner91 said:

I didn't realize there were so many killer zucchini recipes. I thought people grew them just to give them away.

They take up a lot of space so if you just want a couple of tomato plants and deep down you really don’t want a vegetable garden, plant zucchini as filler.  Artichokes work well for this too.