What do you do with all that garden fresh zucchini?
My zucchini plants have exploded and given me lots of fresh zucchini. I’ve been picking them when they’re small so they aren’t as seedy as the giant ones we used to let grow. Here’s a few things we like to do with our abundance of zucchini:
Give it away!
Shred and freeze in quart-size freezer bags
Slice and freeze
Zucchini Bread
Garlic Zucchini
Zucchini Brownies
Breaded Zucchini
Chop into salsa
Chop into spaghetti sauce
Chop into soups
A few recipes for the above mentioned things:
Garlic Zucchini
- Zucchini, sliced
- Garlic Cloves, chopped, amount to taste
- Sea Salt
- Olive Oil
Chop everything first. Heat large saute pan on medium heat with a couple tablespoons of olive oil. Add garlic and saute for a minute or so. Add zucchini slices and sprinkle a little salt over them. Saute until slightly transparent. If you like very soft zucchini, cook longer. Enjoy!
(This one has pictures!)
Zucchini Brownies Thanks for the recipe, Em!
- 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 1/2 cups Sucanat (sugar works too)
- 1/2 cup Cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. Sea Salt
- 1 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
- 1/4 cup Oil
- 1/4 Applesauce
- 2 tsp. Vanilla
- 2 Eggs
- 2 cups Zucchini, shredded
- 1/2 cup Nuts (optional)
- 1 cup Chocolate Chips (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix dry ingredients together. Add wet ingredients, except shredded zucchini, and mix well. Add shredded zucchini. Pour into a greased 9×13 inch cake pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes. Serve warm or cool. A tasty, healthy treat! I haven’t tried it, but you may be able to substitute the same amount of pumpkin or steamed beets. It’s worth a try if you’re kids will eat it!
Breaded Zucchini
- Breading of choice (flour or bread crumbs and preferred spices-salt and pepper are basic)
- 1 egg and or Milk
- Zucchini, sliced thin
Heat griddle or large saute pan. If using non-stick pans, you can lightly oil it. If not, just add some oil to surface. Dip sliced zucchini into egg or milk and dip into breading. Place on pan/griddle and cook until brown. Serve.
There are lots of other ideas out there. I suggest doing an internet search for zucchini recipes for more. There is a plethora of zucchini recipes out there! Enjoy!
