Zucchini invasion....post recipes please!!!

[marcyinPA]

Everyone's zucchini is starting to come in around here, and I now have 3 large zucchini and 2 large yellow squash that I need to use. I am going to make Italian Zucchini pie with one of them, but not sure what else to do with the rest. I don't really want to use my oven in this heat (I will have to for the pie)....any good microwave or stove top recipes (besides grilling them, which I already do)?

 

[golfgal]

I LOVE ZUCCHINI!!!! My favorite way to prepare is to saute it in olive oil and then as it starts to brown a bit I liberally sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, let that brown and eat. We have a grill basket and we will cut up veges, lightly coat with olive oil and grill too.

 

[NikitaZee]

Fried zucchini pancakes from Barefoot Contessa. They're delicious. Here is a link to the recipe http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/zucchini-pancakes-recipe/index.html

 

[LuvOrlando]

I don't know what the pie is but I've had it sauteed with tomatoes as a side dish, I cut it into chunks and add it to Goya Mojo marinated chicken with other veggies in foil packets, you can dip it in egg then bread crumbs and fry it like eggplant, you can make it with Bisquick like my Grandma used to do, we got it as a side or as lunch,
http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes...295821d6?sr=2&st=7#/?term=zucchini&pi=1&mr=10
as a quiche (I make mine with zucchini and yellow squash )
http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Zucchini-Quiche-2
zucchini breads are very good too.

If you have the flowers you can dip and fry them too, they are very yummy.

 

[MIGrandma]

We don't garden anymore, so I BUY zucchini from the store.

We LOVE slicing it and brushing the slices with olive oil, add a bit of seasoning salt and pepper, and grill them on the grill. We do that with summer squash too.

I used to make zucchini bread when we did have a garden. And I would sometimes shred them and put them in freezer bags so I'd have it to use during the winter months.

 

[Sorsha]

We had yellow crookneck squash on the grill last night - it was sooo good. This is how we prepared it, and we have used the same prep for zucchini before as well.

If the skin is thick, or bruised or discolored, scrape it lightly with a vegetable peeler first. Slice the squash into wedges or slices - not too thin. Next, mix about 1/4 cup of olive oil with 1/4 cup of lemon juice, a couple of cloves of finely chopped garlic, salt and pepper, and some finely chopped fresh herbs. Last night we used chopped chives and parsley. Grill your squash till it is cooked through and has some nice grill marks on it, turning often, brushing the olive oil mix on it every time you turn it.

This olive oil mix is my standard "veggie grilling" basting mix - it works wonderfully on everything from asparagus to artichokes to zucchini. We grill our veggies all summer long.

 

[marcyinPA]

Fried zucchini pancakes from Barefoot Contessa. They're delicious. Here is a link to the recipe http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/zucchini-pancakes-recipe/index.html

I'm going to try this out!! sounds yummy!!

 

[Debbie7452]

This thread title made me laugh. Is it kind of like the Zombie invasions?

KILLER ZUCCHINI on the loose....run for your lives!!!!!

 

[shortbun]

We used to grate it and make crusts for veggie pizzas with it. I'll try to find the recipe. It was great and used lots of zucchini. We infuse olive oil with garlic and use it to brush on shishkabobs for the grill when we grill it. It's good just thin sliced and sauteed with onions,mushrooms and garlic-we add some summer squash with that one. I make zucchini bread every summer once and freeze several of the small loaves for winter breakfasts.

Don't forget the late blossoms are wonderful done in a tempura type batter and deep fried. That's a great way to control how many squash actually develop too.