Roasted Zucchini

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Zucchini means summertime to me. I love when everyone is trying to come up with creative ways to use up their excess zucchini.

Since Hubby and I don’t have a garden, I rely on the farmer’s market for the majority of our zucchini. But I do have one coworker who has a huge garden.

He brings in various vegetables that he’s trying to get rid of almost every day. I’ve snagged a cucumber for the watermelon cucumber salad that I made and also grabbed a nice sized zucchini (one day I grabbed a small zucchini, cleaned it, cut it, and snacked on it that afternoon!).

I thought about making something sweet with it but instead opted for a snack. I followed the method I use to roast asparagus. It is so simple and the outcome is amazing.

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Roasted Zucchini

Yield: 2

Ingredients:

1 large or 2 medium zucchini, chopped in large pieces
1.5 tsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, sliced (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil to avoid a mess.

Place chopped zucchini on baking sheet.

Drizzle the olive oil over zucchini. Use your hand to stir it up so all the zucchini gets coated. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add garlic if using.

Roast in oven for 25 minutes, stirring once in the middle. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Side Dish

6 comments »

9 Responses to “Goat Cheese and Sundried Tomato Appetizers”

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Joelen — April 8, 2009 at 12:56 pm

These look amazing and what a great entry to this month’s Tasty Tools! Thanks for your submission! 🙂
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Melissa — April 8, 2009 at 2:14 pm

Ooohhh….I love sun dried tomatoes & goat cheese, I’ll have to try these.
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Amy Kingman — April 8, 2009 at 2:45 pm

Wow! Delicious!!!! I’m totally gonna have to make these!
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Mermaid Sweets — April 8, 2009 at 7:30 pm

I am a sucker for sundried tomatoes and basil. And I host a lot and this looks like a great app to have. Thanks,
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Stephanie Wagner — April 9, 2009 at 1:26 am

These look cute and delish! You’ve turned me into a big fan of goat cheese. So mild and tasty!
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Jen — April 9, 2009 at 1:56 am

So glad you’re starting to like goat cheese Steph – I live on it since it’s easier for me to digest than cow’s milk cheese.
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the happy couple — April 9, 2009 at 9:49 pm

love this! i am a vegetarian and i married a carnivore (www.cooking4carnivores.com) and i am always looking for ways to sneak him vegetables. i think a little spinach in these would do the trick. thanks for the idea!
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Ashley — April 11, 2009 at 5:31 pm

These look wonderful! I love goat cheese…yum!
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Elizabeth — April 22, 2009 at 1:07 am

This looks great – I love all the ingredients!