Sautéed zucchini are a very versatile side dish, perfect for accompanying both meat or fish main courses, and they are light and tasty. The recipe is very simple, just sauté a garlic clove in a pan with extra virgin olive oil and then add the zucchini cut as you prefer into rounds, sticks, or cubes. Finally, add a sprinkle of chopped parsley. They can also be enjoyed by adding them to pasta or rice, thus creating a main course.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 1 Person
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Vegetarian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 7 oz zucchini
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- to taste parsley
- to taste fine salt
- to taste black pepper
Tools
- Kitchen scale
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Mandoline
- Pan
- Lid
- Wooden spoon
Preparation
To prepare sautéed zucchini…
Take the zucchini, wash them, remove the ends and cut them into rounds, sticks, or cubes not too small.
In a pan, pour the extra virgin olive oil and sauté a peeled garlic clove cut in half, being careful not to burn it.
When the garlic is golden, remove it, set it aside, and add the cut zucchini to the pan. Cook them over medium heat for 15 minutes, covering with the lid and stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. If necessary, add a scant tablespoon of water to soften them during cooking.
Towards the end of cooking, remove the lid and finish cooking the zucchini. They should be crispy, tender, and golden. Sauté them in the pan for a few more minutes with the garlic, salt, and pepper. Serve them hot, adding fresh chopped parsley on top.
