Baked Zucchini

Name: Baked Zucchini
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Zucchini 2.2 lbs; Fine salt to taste; Breadcrumbs 2 cups; Extra virgin olive oil 1 ½ tbsp; Garlic 1 clove; Fine salt to taste; Rosemary 1 sprig; Sage to taste; Thyme to taste; Peperoncino to taste

Lactose Free
Vegetarian

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Serving: 4 persone
Cost: Very low

PRESENTATION

Among the many zucchini recipes there is a side dish that we particularly love: baked zucchini! As good as fried zucchini, or sautéed zucchini, but lighter thanks to the baking. What makes them so delicious is definitely the freshly prepared breading, rich in aromatic herbs and with a slight spicy touch that you can omit if you don't like it. Making baked zucchini is really easy and they are prepared in no time, you will get sticks that are soft on the inside and with a pleasant crispy crust on the outside. This side dish is suitable for all occasions and pairs with many main courses. Make it in spring-summer when zucchini are more tender, less watery, and sweeter!

Here are more baked zucchini recipes to try:

Baked zucchini meatballs
Baked zucchini frittata
Stuffed zucchini
Baked zucchini rolls
Zucchini soufflé

INGREDIENTS

for the zucchini: Zucchini 2.2 lbs (1 kg); Fine salt to taste

for the breadcrumb coating: Breadcrumbs 2 cups (200 g); Extra virgin olive oil 1 ½ tbsp (20 g); Garlic 1 clove; Fine salt to taste; Rosemary 1 sprig; Sage to taste; Thyme to taste; Peperoncino to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Baked Zucchini

To prepare the baked zucchini, start by removing the ends 1. Then cut the zucchini in half 2 and again in half to get 8 thick sticks from each zucchini 3.

Drizzle with oil 4 and mix by hand 5. Prepare the breadcrumbs by pouring the breadcrumbs into the blender 6.

Flavor with thyme leaves, rosemary needles 7, and sage leaves 8. Give a brief blend and then add the garlic clove, divided and without the core, and the olive oil 9.

Finally, add salt 10 and blend. Transfer the breading to a bowl 11 and add the chili pepper 12.

Mix before dipping and breading the zucchini sticks 13. Transfer everything to a baking tray with parchment paper underneath and drizzle the surface with a little oil 14. Then bake in a static oven, already hot at 400°F, for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and serve your baked zucchini immediately 15.