Zucchini grilled in oven with herbs - Quickie

Serves 3

Zucchini also called as 'seemai surakai' in Tamil,translated as 'Western Bottle gourd' is a wonderful vegetable.I use it in the place of bottle gourd in many recipes and its extremely healthy.It's one vegetable that tastes awesome when grilled,all soft and moist due to its high water content.I usually grill vegetables when I need a quick and hassle free side dish and this one tastes the best when grilled.If you're barbecuing you could grill this on the coal after you're done grilling the meat. I've used oregano here,you could replace it with Kasoori Methi or any other herb of your choice.

                        

Ingredients:

Zucchini - 1 big fresh one

Garlic - one big clove or 2-3 small ones

Dried Oregano - 1/2 tsp

Dried Mint - 1/2 tsp or Mint leaves - leaves from 3 sprigs

Pepper Powder  - 1/2 tsp

Olive oil - 1 tbsp

salt as needed

Method:

-For Dried Mint powder - Clean the mint leaves,pat them dry.Dry roast on low heat,in  a pan until they are crisp.Powder by crushing in between your palms when cool.

-Mince the garlic finely.Chop the Zucchini lengthwise.

-Mix the salt,olive oil,oregano,mint,pepper powder and garlic.Spread it on both the sides of the zucchini slices.

-Pre heat the oven to 175° C.Arrange the slices of zucchini on a non stick tray or a baking tray lined with a baking paper and bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until they are cooked .Done !

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