Pesto Zucchini Rosettes Food

ROASTED ZUCCHINI & PESTO

Steps:

• Place a baking sheet on the middle rack of the oven. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• Toss zucchini with oil in a large bowl. Spread the zucchini on the preheated baking sheet in a single layer. Roast until beginning to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Turn the zucchini and continue roasting until just tender, 7 to 9 minutes more. Return the zucchini to the bowl. Add pesto, salt and pepper; toss to coat.

PESTO ZUCCHINI ROSETTES

Steps:

• Thaw one sheet of puff pastry for 40 minutes. You'll only be using about ⅓ of a sheet for this recipe.
• Use a knife or kitchen scissors to cut about a 2"x 2" square of puff pastry. Flatten it a bit with your fingers to make it a 2½ " x 2½" square.
• Grease 6 cups of a cupcake tin with a tiny bit of olive oil. Lay 6 puff pastry squares into each, pressing them to the edges on the bottom.
• Spoon 1 teaspoon of Boursin cheese into each cup, and flatten it down to cover the bottom.
• In a small bowl, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 teaspoons white balsamic vinegar and 1 teaspoon pesto. Add a sprinkle of garlic powder and stir. Set aside.
• Use an apple peeler to make thin strips of 1 green zucchini and 1 yellow zucchini, making sure each strip has green or yellow edges as best you can. Once you get to the seeds, flip so you can get more strips easily. You'll want about 12 strips of each. Slice each strip in half of both the green and yellow zucchini.
• Preheat oven to 375 F. (190 C.)
• On a plate, pour half of the pesto mixture. Dip 1 strip of the green and 1 strip of the yellow in the mixture, coating both sides. Lay one strip on top of the other, hold one end, then wrap them into a rose.
• Place the rose onto the plate, dip another strip into pesto-oil and wrap it around the rose. Continue, alternating colors until you have a rose that will fit perfectly into the pastry - about 4 strips of each color.
• Place your rosette into a pastry cup, and press it down gently into the cheese. Repeat the process until 6 cups are filled. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 30 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, and serve.

PESTO ORZO WITH ROASTED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place zucchini in a bowl and season with 2 tablespoons oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix until all slices are moistened. Spread on a large baking sheet.
• Roast zucchini in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Flip the slices and continue roasting until tender and browned, about 10 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add orzo and vegetable bouillon; cook until orzo is tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Heat remaining olive oil in a large frying pan and cook onion until starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in pesto sauce. Cut zucchini rounds into 4 pieces and add to the frying pan. Add cooked orzo, stirring until it absorbs the pesto sauce. Add cherry tomatoes last; stir for about 30 seconds. Garnish with Parmesan cheese.

PARMESAN PESTO ZUCCHINI STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Arrange two racks evenly spaced in the oven. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
• Cut each zucchini in quarters lengthwise through the stem and then cut each quarter again in thirds lengthwise, making long skinny spears. In a medium shallow bowl, whisk together the pesto and 4 tablespoons of the olive oil and set aside. Place the parsley and garlic in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until they are finely minced. Add the panko, Parmesan, red pepper flakes, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper plus the remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil. Pulse only until all the panko is moistened with oil. Pour the mixture onto a dinner plate.
• Dip the zucchini spears first into the pesto mixture, turning to coat completely, then place each one in the crumb mixture, pressing and turning to coat thickly. Arrange the sticks in rows on the prepared sheet pans.
• Roast for 20 to 30 minutes, until the zucchini is tender and the crumbs have crisped to a crunchy golden brown. Sprinkle lightly with flaked sea salt and serve hot.