All posts tagged: zucchini

ZUCCHINI CHIPS & SAFFRON SPICE DIP

Zucchini = favourite vegetable, ever (see: Zucchini & Grape Tomato recipe). Grill it, season it, dip it and now CHIP it. Yup. Chip it. Move over kale chips (but don’t move too far, you’re still delicious), zucchini chips are all the rage. They’re simple to make and a great way to impress dinner guests to the point where you’ll be saying, “oh this recipe? I just whipped it up.” Try out my zucchini chip recipe below, featuring a saffron spice dip. HOO-HAA! Excuse me and I wipe up drool off my keyboard. Ingredients: 2 large zucchini 1 cup all purpose flour 2 cups seltzer water 1/4 cup corn starch Panko bread crumbs 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 3 cups olive oil (or vegetable oil) Dip ingredients: 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon of lemon juice 1/2 tablespoon of saffron spice Directions: Cut zucchini into half inch slices. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, corn starch, salt, pepper and seltzer water (this is your batter). Place panko bread crumbs in a separate large bowl. Add zucchini in …

ZUCCHINI & GRAPE TOMATOES

This is good stuff right here. Zucchini & grape tomato.. pasta? Is this considered pasta? It’s not a salad, it’s technically not pasta and it can’t be a pasta salad.. I don’t know what it’s called, but this spiralled zucchini dish is simple, fresh and mega delicious so like, the name = minor details. Ingredients: 1/2 tablespoon olive oil 3 garlic cloves, chopped 1 cup of grape tomatoes, cut in half Salt and pepper 2 medium-sized zucchinis, spiralled with thicker blade Dash of parmesan cheese Directions: In a large non-stick pan, heat the oil. Add the garlic and cook until golden, approx 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes,and season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low. Simmer, covered, until the tomatoes soften, approx 15 minutes. Put a little parmesan on top and BAM, you have dinner in under half hour.