Garlic Zucchini Appetizer (Mutabbal Koosa)

"From: "Classic Vegetarian Cooking from the Middle East & North Africa" by Habeeb Salloum. From Syria and Lebanon regions."
 
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Ready In:
4hrs 15mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat oil in a frying pan and saute garlic slices over medium heat until they turn light brown. Remove garlic slices with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  • In the same oil, saute zucchini slices over medium heat until they turn light brown, turning them over once. Remove and drain on paper towels.
  • Combine vinegar with remaining ingredients.
  • Place zucchini on a serving platter. Sprinkle vinegar mixture over top; then evenly top with garlic slices.
  • Allow to stand for 4 hours or so before serving.

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Reviews

  1. You can get a similar result with aubergine. Yummy!
     
  2. I love trying new zucchini recipes this time of the year. I made this last night, and let it chill until this evening. We loved the heat from the cayenne, and cilantro was a perfect addition. I recommend letting the flavors mingle overnight! I used white vinegar, and it worked well.
     
  3. Wow! This surprised me big time. Made and let marinade the 4 hours and tasted (was very good and tangy from the vinegar), but the next day was doubled yumm. I will never eat this the same day aging this definitely needs twenty four hours. This can be eaten as either a side or as appetizer on crostini. Thanks for a great post.
     
  4. I love garlic, and this dish is definatly a garlic lover pleaser. I cut the recipe down to just serve me for a quick bite before making dinner. I was tempted to use cidar vinegar but didnt know how it would effect the tastes, now i think it would match perfectly. I used onion powder in the vinegar instead of chopped onions and minced garlic instead of slivered but i dont think that hurt the taste any. this is a garlicky, spicy, tangy vegtable side dish or appy that is sure to please
     
  5. This is really wonderful and much greater than the sum of its parts. I served it as a meze side to a multi-course meal. Really garlicky and seriously delicious. We had tzatziki at this meal and I found that bites of the zucchini, smeared with the tzatziki (I know, even MORE garlic!) was sublime. A keeper.
     
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  1. I love garlic, and this dish is definatly a garlic lover pleaser. I cut the recipe down to just serve me for a quick bite before making dinner. I was tempted to use cidar vinegar but didnt know how it would effect the tastes, now i think it would match perfectly. I used onion powder in the vinegar instead of chopped onions and minced garlic instead of slivered but i dont think that hurt the taste any. this is a garlicky, spicy, tangy vegtable side dish or appy that is sure to please
     

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