Friday, November 9, 2012

Roasted Zucchini

Zucchini! Did you know it has more potassium than a banana? It's also low in calories, fat free, cholesterol free, low in sodium, rich in manganese and vitamin C (Sources: Food ChannelFriend Seat Blog). 

Trader Joe's has these great little baby zucchini and I love roasting them. So here is a simple recipe for roasting them with a little Parmesan cheese. And no worries if you can't find the baby zucchini. You can use regular zucchini and cut them into smaller pieces. The baby zucchini are about $4 a bag. 


Ingredients
2 bags of baby zucchini
OR 
1 lb zucchini, each cut lengthwise twice, and then cut in half across the middle
3/4 cup olive oil
3 Tbsp Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese (optional)





Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut the baby zucchini in half (if you have regular zucchini then cut each of them down into about eight pieces). Align the zucchini pieces on a cookie sheet lined with a piece of foil.


Drizzle the olive oil over the zucchini. Next, sprinkle the salt and pepper over them.

Lastly, put the Parmesan on top (this again is optional).








Place in heated oven on the top rack and cook for 15- 20 minutes.





 And there you have it! How does it taste?










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