Baby Zucchini Boats
"Easy recipe and very quick. The trick with zucchini is to not over cook"
photo by Missy Wombat
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 8 small zucchini, cut in half lengthwise
- 1 medium onion, cut into rings
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
directions
- Have a pot of lightly salted water boiling.
- Meanwhile sauté onion rings in a tbsp of butter until limp.
- Remove and keep warm.
- Drop the zucchinis in the boiling water for only about 2-3 minutes.
- You want the zucchini to be warmed through but still crisp.
- Lightly brown the garlic in the remaining butter.
- Place zucchini on a platter, top with sautéed onion and drizzle with the garlic butter.
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Reviews
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Quick, easy, and most importantly - impresses all my friends. Like a jersey whore, but nutritious!
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It's not gourmet or anything, but it was quick and easy to make. What I loved is that it was all ingredients I had laying around in my kitchen, and it made for a fast quick lunch I could make my husband. And he approved, told me he would like it again some time! -
The idea is good but even onion rings and garlic butter can't save blanched zucchini. But it was a very good try! Certainly looks good and it would make a good quick side dish. The younger the zucchini the better, and I suggest homegrown or organic produce.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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