Recipe for zucchini that look fried. Discover my method using only about 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil per serving (4 g), very little salt and a good oven with a grill, and you’re done. How many times have you enjoyed them fried in a pan, maybe simply on pasta or with Spaghetti alla Nerano?
And every time you asked yourself “How much oil did I ingest?”
With my trick I’ll explain how with less than one tablespoon of oil we can satisfy a side dish or a pasta condiment for 2 people.
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Rest time: 20 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Cooking time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
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- 2.5 cups zucchini (weighed, cleaned)
- to taste salt
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- to taste garlic
- to taste mint
Recipe for zucchini that look fried
Tools
- Tea towel
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Baking tray large non-stick
- Parchment paper
- Oven with grill
- Brush silicone
Preparation of the Recipe for zucchini that look fried
Let’s go cook
Wash and remove the ends of the zucchini. The slices should be about 3 mm thick (about 1/8 inch).
Sprinkle a little salt over them and let them rest for 20 minutes.
After the time has passed, place them in a colander and rinse under running water, then pat them dry with a clean towel.
Turn the oven on to grill at 374°F.
Place the parchment paper on the tray even if the tray is non-stick.
Arrange the slices close together, and cook for 5 minutes in the uppermost part of the oven.
After 5 minutes, carefully remove the tray and flip the slices to the other side. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
Now carefully remove the tray and brush the slices with the extra virgin olive oil without overdoing it but covering them well. I recommend, after dipping the brush in the oil, scraping the excess on the edge of the bowl.
Return the tray to the oven and cook for 3 minutes, checking that they don’t blacken too much; they should look like those in my photo.
Add garlic and mint and… Here is the recipe for zucchini that look fried. Now use them as you like.
Storage and tips
Recipe for zucchini that look fried
Now all that’s left is to decide how to use them: simply as a side dish, or as a filling for sandwiches, in parmigiana layers, in the legendary Nerano, or in the more Sicilian pasta with zucchini.
The ready side dish can be kept in the fridge for 3 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months.
With the same technique you can make eggplant slices for a light Sicilian parmigiana (traditional).
Or for the swordfish parmigiana
Questions
Recipe for zucchini that look fried
Can I use this recipe for other vegetables?
Here’s how to do it, click here Vegetables not fried but oven-grilled
Recipe for zucchini that look fried
