Zucchini Saute
I’ve been eating this since I was a kid. My Mom made this on a regular basis. We ate a lot of vegetables growing up. There was always some kind of vegetable on the table every single night. I try to do the same thing at my dinner table. This is definitely an alternative to the same old corn and green beans. It really doesn’t take long and really works well with just about anything else you are serving .A little variety never hurt anyone.
Zucchini really retain the flavor of whatever you are cooking them in/with. You can cook they up so many different ways. We slice them and throw them on the grill often with other veggies in the summer. Healthy and delicious. This one is done on the stove top.
I leave the skin on the zucchini and remove the seeds. Just cut the zucchini in half lengthwise. Then cut each half in half. This should now make it easy to run your knife along the inside and remove the seeds. Then I like to cut the pieces on a diagonal. I like nice chunks of zucchini and this does the trick, plus they look pretty.
The tomatoes cook down a little here and make a nice little sauce without becoming mushy. I hate mushy vegetables. I like to cook the zucchini so that they still have some crunch. But cook them however you like.
Fresh parsley really makes a difference here. So get some if you can. If you are a parsley hater, leave it out. No worries.
I recently saw a version of this in a can. Really? Is this thing? I had no idea!
Why? Just why?
Make this fresh. It’s gotta be better than the canned kind. At least I hope so!
Enjoy!
Zucchini Saute
Ingredients
- 2 medium zucchini
- 2 large ripe tomatoes rough chopped
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley rough chopped
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Chop the garlic and parsley.
- Wash the zucchini. Slice, remove the seeds and cut into chunks set aside.
- Chop the tomatoes and onion set aside.
- Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a pan on medium heat. Add the garlic and parsely and saute for a few minutes. Don't burn the garlic. Next, add the tomatoes, onion and zucchini to the pan. Saute on medium high heat for 8-10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Continue to cook until the zucchini are cooked, but still have some crunch.
- Remove to a serving bowl. Serve.
