I Heart Zucchini!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:59AM Courtney Its that time of year that zucchini seems to be growing like wild fires. Every week I get two massive ones in my CSA and am thanking my smart little mind for not planting them in my garden. (instead I planted 4 different tomato plants that one of these days will make me overload on them!)
I don't think my parents ever made much with zucchini. All I remember is having it in a few sti-frys and grilling a couple slicing on the oh so popular George Foreman. I will also admit I never heard of zucchini bread, or adding it into baked goods in general, till maybe a few years ago. Now that I know how delightful cooking with zucchini is, I always try to bake with it a several times a year!! I found a new recipe today on Joy The Baker that I think looks delish! I know I will be making it as snack food for the many festivals I plan on attending this fall. (Hi my name is Courtney and I am a fall festival addict!) Oh and if you haven't been to Joy's sight before let me tell you, its DROOL worthy, just word of warning....if you are on a diet, stay far far away from it!! It literally makes you want to go eat something sweet ASAP and also gives you urges to buy a 100mm macro lens! (please honey can I get one!!)
Okay now that I am drooling again, on to the recipe that makes me heart zucchini just a little bit more than I already do! After having so much zucchini and not knowing what to do with it, I decided to make a recipe I long ago tried that I remember B loving! B loves a lot of the things I make. The one problem he has with me and my cooking, is that I never seem to make dishes more than twice. I am always on the lookout for something new, and he likes to have some oldies more often. Too bad I forget the ones he likes, so it doesn't happen much for him to get doubles. Thanks to the wonderful cooking of Ryan on the Pioneer Women cooks, we heart zucchini cakes! They are super easy to make and a great recipe to use some of your zucchini on!
- 1 Medium Zucchini
- Minced Garlic
- Italian Cheese Blend
- 1 Egg
- Bread crumbs
- Olive Oil
- Kosher Salt and fresh ground pepper
Chop off the ends of the zucchini and grate. Place zucchini in a clean towel and squeeze the water out of the zucchini! Place into a bowl and add minced garlic (I usually just do this to my personal taste, probably a tablespoonish). Add 1/3 cup of breadcrumbs, 1/2 cup of cheese blend, one egg and salt and pepper to taste. Mix the ingredients together and if it doesn't feel like it is binded enough add another egg. Mix.
Add a few tablespoons of olive to a hot pan (I love using my cast iron skillet for this). Add a couple of dollops of the zucchini mixture to the pan, flatten with a spoon. When they get brown on one side flip. Let other side brown up, remove from skillet on too paper towel.
Once they have cooled a bit, transfer to plate, sprinkle a little red peppers on top and enjoy!!
Reader Comments (2)
What a perfect side dish to compliment something on the grill! I'm definitely going to give these puppies a try. Thanks for posing about them!
Oh, yum, yum, yum!!!