Salad with Marinated Zucchini, Grana Cheese, and Olives

A very fresh and at the same time nutritious salad, easy to make and you can prepare it a few hours in advance, and it will always be ready waiting for you.
I chose to use marinated zucchini carpaccio, a recipe that is so fashionable these days and especially on my blog.
More than a salad, this is a dish also rich in protein. I added some pitted black olives and Grana cheese flakes, which, if you want, you can easily replace with vegan cheese or tofu.
To make the salad with marinated zucchini, Grana cheese, and black olives, start with marinating the zucchini.
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Salad with Marinated Zucchini, Grana Cheese, and Olives

Cost: Very economical
Rest time: 2 Hours
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: No cooking
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

209.67 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 209.67 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 6.37 (g) of which sugars 3.83 (g)
Proteins 8.83 (g)
Fat 17.59 (g) of which saturated 5.73 (g)of which unsaturated 3.56 (g)
Fibers 1.46 (g)
Sodium 387.94 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 140 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

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7 oz zucchini
5.3 oz cherry tomatoes
2.8 oz black olives (pitted)
2.8 oz Grana Padano DOP (in flakes)
to taste Tropea red onion (if you like)
to taste basil
to taste dried oregano
2 tbsp lemon juice
to taste pepper
to taste salt
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Tools

What we need to make the

1 Bowl
1 Knife
1 Mandoline
1 Salad bowl

Steps

To make the

Start with the zucchini and their marinade.
Wash the zucchini and remove their tips.
Then with the help of the mandoline or a peeler, make very thin slices about 1mm thick.
Collect all the slices in a container and add:
The lemon juice, oregano, salt, pepper, and extra virgin olive oil.
Mix, close the container, and transfer it to the fridge for at least 2 hours.
After the time has passed, drain the zucchini from their marinade,
Put them in a salad bowl and add:
the chopped tomatoes,
the olives that you need to pit, the Grana cheese flakes, and if you like, some sliced Tropea onion.
Adjust with salt, pepper, oregano, basil, and extra virgin olive oil, mix, and serve. The Salad with Marinated Zucchini, Grana Cheese, and Olives is waiting for you.