Sure looks snazzy. Thanks for the idea, I will surely try this.

LOL zucchini squeak!

I've had zucchini on my shopping list for a while because of that recipe. I can't wait to try it!

Ive seen it but haven't tried it yet -- I love zucchini so I am sure I'll enjoy it.

We grilled zucchini halves the other day. We used a lemon sea salt I bought for Dh for Christmas. Our Ace Hardware has a great grilling section. They turned out really well, so we will definitely do that again. I would also try this skillet zucchini. I could probablly also use the grill pan.

That's beautiful! I'm saving this for CSA season!!!!!

I have substituted zucchini for eggplant in eggplant Parmigiana, and it is very good. I also like zucchini tempura.

I can see that adding feta, sumac, and lemon zest would be good - I'll have to try that. I've always loved zucchini, but I don't like for it to get too soft.

Cool!

Lars, i agree. i dont want it too soft. we eat zuke frequently and love grilled or roasted especially. I do not use that much oil.

Zucchini squeak! That's one of the reasons I enjoy slicing zucchini...mushrooms too!

I think i'll give that a try tonight. I have a few nice zucchini. A favorite similar prep for eggplant.

NasuDengaku, miso glazed aubergine

Oooo, I’m saving the miso eggplant recipe for a night my husband isn’t home. Eggplant is the only food he asks me not to serve, so I save it for when he’s not home for dinner. He would eat eggplant if I served it to him, but I respect his simple request and skip it. He isn't thrilled by capers either, but he will eat dishes that includes them.

I ate at a greek restaurant yesterday...they had zucchini fritters on tzatziki sauce and red pepper coulis. So delish!!

Annie, I’d eat bark if they put tzatziki sauce on it!!

hhireno, DH, who would eat absolutely anything, would not eat eggplant either, nor will his sister or any of their children. I think they must have some genetic mutation that makes it taste bad…like the cilantro-tastes-like-soap thing some people have. Like you, I had it when he wasn’t around.

Bunny, you need to eat zucchini in a quieter place!

Looks really good, bbstx!

“Annie, I’d eat bark if they put tzatziki sauce on it!!”

Agree!

I bought a zucchini two days ago because we hadn’t had any in so long, thinking we’d dl something interesting with it. Instead, DH sliced it up into the beef stir-fry. Kind of a waste. Oh well.

i don’t recall zucchini squeak! And I’m pretty sure that’s something I’d remember! I love slicing mushrooms, the slices look so pretty.

Lars, I like zucchini tempura, too. We have very good, very tiny, Japanese restaurant nearby, now I am craving it again, havent been there in months. You have to get there early, because it is full by 6pm.

I’ve grown, prepared, cooked, and eaten zucchini since childhood and have heard one squeak. There are more ways to fix zucchini than almost any other veggie and I’ve probably had them all.

Where does it squeak?

that zucchini looks beautiful to me which is why I'm drawn to it, but it's 100% going to have toppings.

Bumblebeez, there are recipes all over Google for toppings. The one I linked with Feta sounded good to me, but it was more than I wanted to do. Sprinkling it with some Parm and some Trader Joe’s Quattro Frommagio was good too. Reminded me of Eggplant Parm, so a little tomato sauce of some sort might work well too.

rhizo, it squeaks with every chew. I’m chewing my food and its going ”eek, eek, eek,…” I don’t get little eeks with mushrooms. It’s sort of like when you cut styrofoam with a knife only less.

There is one other way I’ll eat zucchini. Thinly sliced and placed in a single layer on a sheet pan, then drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with finely grated parm. Cook until the parm takes on a deep golden hue. If you slice it thinly enough, the zukes lose their natural texture, which is my goal.

I know a guy who doesn’t eat zucchini, mushrooms, or shrimp because of the squeek and texture.

All this time I thought the squeak happened when you were slicing it!

Yes, zucchini and squeak.

Find a Bubble and Squeak recipe, and substitute one of the ingredients with zucchini. You will have delicious zucchini and squeak.

dcarch

I will have to remember to salt zucchini. My main objection to it is it doesn't have much taste, and the texture is a little slimy. I like it in ratatouille, where it cooks low and slow and I imagine a lot of the water inside evaporates. I cut it up and add it to soups and casseroles or a stir fry, but rarely notice it giving a whole lot of character to a dish. I only use its cousin, summer squash, for the color. I sometimes make that fried, but the flavor comes mostly from the breading and oil.

I just can't get that excited about a fried courgette. See Yotam Ottolenghi to see a magician with veg.