Your Favorite Ways to Eat Zucchini

We asked you on Twitter and Facebook to tell us your favorite ways to eat zucchini; here's a round-up of the best ideas.
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Out of all the different varieties of summer squash, zucchini seems to be the fan-favorite. This green summer veggie can fit seamlessly into any course, be it an appetizer, main or dessert, and even its flower — which usually gets cut off before the zucchini hits the grocery store — is edible. We asked you, our readers, on Facebook and Twitter to tell us your favorite way to eat zucchini, and we received a lot of really creative answers. Most of you, however, said that you preferred your zucchini simply grilled with a little bit of olive oil, salt and pepper –  a perfect recipe for savoring the end of the summer!

Here are a few of the great suggestions you made for eating zucchini:
From Facebook:

Peggy Hurlburt Roasted with herbs, onions, peppers and tomatoes.

Lisa Wise Chocolate zucchini cake!

Mary Palmer I grind it up with onions and peppers for a delightful relish.

Mary Swisher Moran Added to spaghetti sauce with other veggies. Or shredded like spaghetti and sautéed.

Sandra Tobias Patterson McDougall Faux pepperoni on a veg pizza – absolutely delish!

Laura Dogsmom As a pie! And with strawberries.

Stef Hernandez Grated up with a potato in a hashbrown.

Diane Geitz Judge Raw, with hummus or baba ghanoush.

From Twitter:

@THoltzhausen Grilled in a little olive oil with salt and pepper.

@mz_music_girl Sauteed with onions and teriyaki sauce.

@meganspadafora Baked with cheese, spinach and ground beef.

@star_chronicles In a goat cheese and watermelon salad.

@carolynoneil Pickled!
@tonee78 Sauteed with garlic over pasta!

 Inspired to eat more zucchini? Try one of our favorite healthy zucchini recipes:

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