- Zucchini Rounds: Like pepperoni, but different!
The summer squash is like a Little Black Dress: it’s one of the more versatile items in your fridge (or closet). It comes in many different varieties like zucchini (cylindrical and green), crookneck (usually yellow and bent) or pattypan (white-ish and flat). So what is it that makes this glorious summer vegetable so multipurpose? In the end, it comes down to how you slice it. Grate it, and it becomes hash; thinly slice it, and it becomes carpaccio; halve it, and it becomes a base for stuffing. It is the quintessential chameleon vegetable, and as long as you know all the ways you can cut it, the possibilities are truly endless.
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- Pair this zucchini, black bean and corn salad with grilled meat or fish.
The squashes of summer, zucchini and yellow squash, are bountiful, colorful and delicious this time of year. Nutritionally speaking, they’re loaded with antioxidants like manganese, vitamin C, beta-carotene, and zinc. Summer squash is also unusually high in lutein and zeaxanthin, antioxidants known for eye health, including protection against age-related macular degeneration and cataracts. Now grab some from your garden, the farmer’s market or your local grocery store and enjoy a burst of flavor and freshness in something other than zucchini bread!
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- Dana's Lighter Zucchini Bread
It’s easy to be fooled into believing that zucchini bread is good for you – it’s made with vegetables after all! In actuality, many recipes are weighed down with fat and sugar, so we’re going to lighten things up. Here’s how we do it.
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- Fresh Squash Blossoms
Squash blossoms are the sweet and tender flowers of growing summer squash. I (very gently) grabbed some and rushed home to cook them my favorite way: stuffed and fried until golden (yes, fried!). You can find them at the farmers’ markets from late spring to early fall — here’s what you should know about this farmers’ market delicacy.
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I love summer squash sautéed or roasted, but what about raw? Check out these two squash recipes full of fresh flavor and, best of all, there’s no cooking required!
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Low in calories and full of flavor, summer squash will soon be overflowing at the farmers’ market or produce stand. Perfect for pasta, sandwiches, soups, casseroles, grilled or even raw (my husband loves to munch on zucchini sticks with hummus), squash are easy to prepare. Here are some of our favorite recipes.
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