Friday 24 May 2013

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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21 comments:

  1. makes perfect stuffing for sandwiches..

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    1. Thanks Meena ! stuffing them in sandwiches is a nice idea :)

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  2. When my other half is away, I am so lazy to cook veggies, therefore I eat raw zucchini with my rice and another dish.Its such a loveble veg, in fact a good substitute for cucumber.

    I like the way you have prepared it and since its so simple, instead of the eating raw zucchini, I am gonna make this delish version.

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    1. Thanks Nava ! I din't know that you could eat zucchini raw,will try that :-)

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  3. Reni,
    Zucchini grilled looks really nice.I have had incidents of zucchini tasting bitter did u feel so?

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    1. Thanks Meena ! No dear,I've never had any experience with it tasting bitter,it's actually one of the favourite veggie at home :)

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  4. Oregano and mint with zucchini, yet another brand new version from you!!
    Looks perfect and delicious!! Grilling takes it to another level of taste!!And I love zucchini!!
    Very nice recipe, Reni.

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    1. Thanks a lot Pavithra :) Zucchini is a family favorite :)

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  5. Grilling zucchini should a great option... Will try soon

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  6. Nice idea...it must be very delicious...

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  7. never tried mint with zucchini and now thanks to you will do the next time!

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  8. Love the way herbs used with zucchini

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  9. Delicious.. Loved it Reni.. Thanks for sharing :-)

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  10. Wow Reni!! Indeed a quickie and of course healthy and tasty!!

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