Zucchini Pate Food

ZUCCHINI/HERB PATE

Steps:

• Line a bowl with a double thickness of cheese cloth. Coarsely shred zucchini into prepared bowl. Sprinkle with the vinegar, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt. Toss gently; cover with a towel and set aside for 1 hour., Meanwhile, in a food processor with the chopping blade, mince parsley and chives. Gather ends of cheesecloth, squeezing out as much liquid as possible. Add drained zucchini to food processor and process until pureed. Add the cream cheese, pepper and remaining salt; process until smooth. , Press pate into a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve with crackers.

ZUCCHINI PATTIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the zucchini, eggs, onion, flour, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, and salt. Stir well enough to distribute ingredients evenly.
• Heat a small amount of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Drop zucchini mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls, and cook for a few minutes on each side until golden.

ZUCCHINI PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain and reserve.
• Fill a medium sauce pan with lightly salted water. Add zucchini and bring to a boil; boil for 10 minutes or until tender.
• In a large skillet, saute garlic in oil and hot pepper flakes. Add drained zucchini and parsley, then mix all together and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. Toss with pasta; then add cheese and salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

ZUCCHINI PATTIES

Steps:

• Mix zucchini, onion, and 1 tablespoons salt in a medium bowl. Let sit 10 minutes, then wring out as much liquid as possible from zucchini and onion in a kitchen towel. Mix with leek, egg, panko, cilantro, and thyme in a clean medium bowl; season with pepper.
• Pour oil into a large skillet, preferably cast iron, to a depth of 1/2" and heat over medium heat until oil bubbles when a pinch of zucchini mixture is added.
• Working in batches, drop spoonfuls of zucchini mixture into skillet and gently flatten with a spatula into 2" patties. Cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels; season with salt. Serve with Roasted Red Pepper Labneh.
• Do ahead: Patties can be made 30 minutes ahead. Keep warm in a 300 ° oven until ready to serve.

ZUCCHINI PATTIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine first seven ingredients. Stir in eggs; mix well. Shape into six patties, using about 1/4 cup of zucchini mixture for each patty. , In a skillet, melt butter; cook patties for 4-5 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.

ZUCCHINI PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta, cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until al dente, and drain. Lightly grease a medium casserole dish.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a blender or food processor, thoroughly mix the Parmesan cheese and crackers.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place the onion in the skillet, and cook and stir until tender. Mix in the zucchini, tomato, and garlic, and season with oregano, basil, celery, salt, and pepper. Continue to cook and stir until the zucchini is tender.
• In the prepared casserole dish, mix the pasta with the vegetable mixture and mozzarella cheese. Top evenly with the Parmesan cheese mixture.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the topping is lightly browned. Allow to sit 5 minutes before serving.

ZUCCHINI PATE

Steps:

• Coarsely grate the zucchini, mix with the vinegar, salt and sugar.
• Leave this in a sieve, you can line it with cheese cloth if you have it, cover and leave for an hour or so.
• In your food-processor, process the parsley and chives until finely chopped.
• Squeeze the zucchini to get as much moisture out as possible, with just your hands or whilst in the cheese cloth.
• Add the drained zucchini to the food-processor, process until smooth.
• Then add the cream cheese, some salt and pepper to taste, process until it is well combined.
• Put the pate in a small bowl, cover and put in the fridge for a few hours or overnight.
• If you line the bowl with cling film you can turn it out of the bowl, peeling of the cling film, dust the pate with some paprika, then garnish with some thin cucumber slices around it, but this is optional.
• Serve with pita toasts.

ZUCCHINI HERB PATE

Steps:

• Line a mixing bowl with a double thickness of cheesecloth.
• Coarsely shred zucchini into prepared bowl.
• Sprinkle with vinegar, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Toss gently; cover with towel and set aside for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in a food processor with the chopping blade, mince parsley and chives.
• Gather ends of cheesecloth, squeezing out as much liquid as possible.
• Add drained zucchini to food processor and process until pureed.
• Add cheese, pepper and remaining salt; process until smooth.
• Press pate into small bowl or pretty mold. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

ZUCCHINI PATTIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350* After grating zucchini, squeeze out as much liquid as possible with hands.
• Combine zucchini, onion, parsley, cheese and 1 cup bread crumbs with salt, pepper and eggs.
• Shape into patties and cover with fine bread crumbs.
• Place on well greased cookie sheet and brush with melted butter.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.
• You can fry these patties in a skillet with butter, if desired.

LEMON PISTACHIO ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat eggs, sugar, and vegetable oil together in another bowl; stir in yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Gradually stir flour mixture into wet ingredients until just moistened; fold zucchini and pistachios into batter. Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

VEGETARIAN ZUCCHINI PATTIES

Steps:

• Heat the butter and oil together in a 12-inch skillet over moderate heat.
• Meanwhile, quickly mix the zucchini with the flour, eggs, salt and pepper to form a batter.
• Drop Tablespoonful of batter into hot butter and oil to form 6 patties 2 to 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Flatten each patty slightly with the back of a spoon.
• Reserve the remaining batter.
• Cook the patties for about 4 minutes on each side, or until they are golden brown and crusty.
• Remove them to a platter covered with paper toweling and set in a keep-warm (250 F) oven.
• Use the remaining batter cook 6 more patties in the same manner, adding 1 more Tablespoon of oil to the skillet, if needed.