August 8th was “National Sneak Zucchini on Your Neighbour’s Porch Day” – in honour of it, I went LIVE on Breakfast Television to showcase three delish zucchini recipes!
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Ok, back to Breakfast Television – you can watch the segment here and also watch where I got stumped on live national television — whoops!
Onto the recipes…
Ribbon Zucchini & Burrata Salad
Ingredients
- 2-3 small zucchini
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp lemon zest and lemon juice
- 2 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- A few cracks of pepper
- 1 burrata ball (or bufala mozarella or ricotta)
- 1/3 cup fresh basil, roughly torn
- 1/3 cup fresh mint, roughly torn
- 1/3 cup toasted and chopped hazelnuts
Instructions
- Peel one side of the zucchini into thin ribbons using a vegetable peeler. Then flip over and peel the other side until you have wide, thin "noodles". You can use the rest of the zucchini to make zucchini bread!
- In a large bowl combine olive oil, lemon juice and zest, honey, salt and pepper. Add the zucchini and toss.
- Transfer zucchini to a platter, top with burrata pieces, basil, mint, and chopped hazelnuts. Top with additional salt and pepper, if desired.
Chocolate Chunk Zucchini Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded zucchini, excess water squeezed out
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup full fat (2% or higher) Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups light spelt flour (higher in protein!)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 100 g semi-sweet chocolate bar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F
- Combine all wet ingredients together in a bowl and whisk. Then stir in the shredded zucchini.
- Mix together all dry ingredients, except the chocolate.
- Roughly chop the chocolate into craggy pieces.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until batter forms. Fold in the majory of the chocolate, reserving a small handful.
- Pour batter into a loaf in tined with parchment paper.
- Toss the reserved chocolate in a little bit of spelt flour, to help them float on top of the bread and not sink. Scatter over top the batter.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Zucchini Mint Turkey Burgers with Yogurt Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup grated zucchini, liquid squeezed out
- 2 Tbsp grated red onion
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 3 Tbsp finely chopped fresh mint
- 3 Tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 tsp granulated garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- pinch pepper
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Yogurt Sauce
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 cup grated cucumber
- 2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp finely chopped mint
- 1 tsp sumac
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp honey
- pinch pepper
To Serve (optional)
- 4 burger buns
- butter lettuce or cabbage leaves
- roasted sweet potato discs (as buns)
Instructions
- Place all burger ingredients (except the oil) in a bowl, combine well. Using a 1/2 cup scoop, shape into patties.
- Place on a late, cover and freeze for 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 F and line with parchment paper.
- While oven is heating, place a skillet on medium-high heat and swirl with oil. Once put put the patties down and cook 4-5 minutes per side until crisp. Then place on baking sheet to cook for an additonal 7-10 minutes until internal temperature reads 165 F.
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