The Cold Zucchini Spiral Cake

Today I want to present you with a light and easy dish for this summer
You can serve it as an appetizer or a cold main course, or even display it on a buffet, and you’ll certainly make a great impression.
The Cold Zucchini Spiral Cake is easy to make; you can change the filling to your liking by replacing the ham with tuna.
Or if you have long eggplants, you can make this dish with them too.
You can grill the zucchini whenever you have time and complete the dish at your leisure.

Thought for you:

Cost: Very economical
Rest time: 30 Minutes
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 6
Cooking methods: Grill
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

246.54 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 246.54 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 8.34 (g) of which sugars 3.01 (g)
Proteins 11.09 (g)
Fat 20.09 (g) of which saturated 1.58 (g)of which unsaturated 2.43 (g)
Fibers 2.33 (g)
Sodium 392.37 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 233 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

Let’s do the shopping

2.2 lbs zucchini
8.8 oz spreadable cheese (or ricotta or cottage cheese)
3.5 oz cooked ham (or cooked)
3.5 oz black olives
0.7 oz extra virgin olive oil
to taste mint
to taste oregano
to taste basil
1 clove garlic
7 oz cherry tomatoes

Tools

What we need to make

1 Knife
1 Grill cast iron
1 Small bowl
1 Plate

Steps

To make

The first thing to do is wash and trim the zucchini.
Then you need to slice them.
Take a hot cast iron grill and grill them on both sides.
As you grill them, set them aside, in the meantime prepare a dip with extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, and minced garlic. You can also add some mint if you like.
As you grill the zucchini, brush them with this dressing.
If some come out bad, it doesn’t matter; chop them and add them to
a chop of ham or bresaola, depending on your preference.
Mix with some spreadable cheese or ricotta, and cottage cheese is also fine.
Now mix everything well,
Spread the zucchini slices on a work surface
and evenly distribute the previously made mixture.
Now on a plate, let’s form the spiral, take the first zucchini petal and form a circle in the center of the plate
slowly take the other petals and
continue to form this spiral which,
in the end, would really look like a rose
Complete until all the slices are finished.
Finally, decorate with cherry tomatoes, olives, and basil and mint leaves, transfer to the refrigerator for at least half an hour before serving.
Here is the Cold Zucchini Spiral Cake ready.