Any product on the grill is tastier, zucchini is no exception.
Who would have thought that chic appetizers and side dishes can be prepared from a boring and watery vegetable, and all this is done simply and easily.
You just need to master the essence and you can safely experiment!
Grilled zucchini - general principles of cooking
Zucchini for baking should be used small with a thin skin. It’s not necessary to clean dishes, but you can pre-cut, pickle, add any ingredients, sauces, there are actually a lot of recipes, the most interesting options are collected here.
The grill can be different:
• Brazier. Charcoal grilling is popular, but the weather or season does not always allow cooking zucchini outdoors. But the essence is simple and clear: the product is laid out on a wire rack or stringed into skewers, cooked over hot coals.
• Electric grill. Alternative to barbecue. Works from a network, has a ten, a lattice on which products are laid out. The temperature and cooking time directly depend on the model of the device.
• Grill pan. Convenient kitchen utensils with embossed bottom, simple and convenient to use, allows you to quickly and easily cook not only zucchini. Additionally, you need a stove.
• Grill in the oven or in the microwave. It can also be used for baking vegetables, including zucchini. Time and temperature also depend on the model and the recipe.
Grilled zucchini can be served as an independent dish, in addition to meat or poultry, and can be used for various salads and appetizers. Usually they are complemented with sour cream, cheese sauces, but there are interesting recipes with meat, fish, and other vegetables.
Grilled zucchini with sour cream sauce
It uses a grill pan and zucchini prepared in pieces. But also vegetables can be brought to readiness on any other grill or on charcoal. In addition, a recipe for sour cream sauce.
Ingredients
• 2 young zucchini;
• 5 spoons of sour cream;
• 0.5 bunch of dill;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• salt, black pepper;
• some oil.
Cooking
1. Rinse young zucchini and cut across the circles, but not thick and thin. The average thickness is 7-10 millimeters. It is desirable that the mugs are the same among themselves, this will help them prepare evenly.
2. Lubricate the pan with oil so that the vegetable does not stick. We do it with a brush. Set to warm up on a regular stove. Or turn on the electric grill.
3. Only now can zucchini be added and sprinkled with black pepper. If done in advance, the vegetable will release a lot of juice. Sprinkle, grind the spices into pieces and immediately transfer to a hot grill.
4. Brown on each side.
5. Peel the cloves of garlic. Grind. But you can take dry garlic, it is more concentrated, the amount to taste. Add to sour cream, pepper and salt. We chop dill very finely and also send to the sauce. Stir intensively.
6. Put the hot zucchini on a dish, sauce in a bowl, decorate with sprigs of herbs and immediately send to the table.
Grilled zucchini with garlic
The recipe for very juicy and tasty grilled zucchini, which is obtained not only fragrant. But also rosy. Prepared in halves. Choose the smallest dairy vegetables. You can use absolutely any grill for this dish.
Ingredients
• 3 zucchini;
• 5 cloves of garlic;
• 40 ml of olive oil;
• 1 bunch of juicy greens;
• salt.
Cooking
1. Cut 3 cloves of garlic in half on a plate. Spread in warmed oil, fry until golden brown, discard garlic. Set aside the oil, let it cool.
2. We wash the zucchini, cut along each half into 2 halves. We take a knife and make cuts on the pulp, with a depth of about 0.5 cm, do not reach the skin. You can make a mesh or stripes.
3. Now grease each zucchini inside with garlic oil. It is convenient to use a silicone brush.
4. Sprinkle with salt on top, quickly grind and send to the grill. First, bake the stove down, then brown the crust.
5. Chop the remaining cloves of garlic and chop the greens. You can use just dill or a mixture of different herbs. We mix.
6. Remove the hot zucchini from the grill, rub the inside with cuts of garlic and herbs, serve.
Grilled zucchini with cheese
A wonderful option for a full snack, which can be cooked absolutely on any grill. But it is very important for such zucchini to use hard cheese, which will quickly melt.
Ingredients
• 2 zucchini;
• 140 g of cheese;
• 4 cloves of garlic;
• greens, salt;
• 2 tablespoons sour cream.
Cooking
1. Cut the zucchini in circles or along the plates one centimeter. Sprinkle with salt, rub in your hands and put on the grill. Let the first side brown.
2. Quickly chop the cheese into slices, the number of zucchini.
3. Chop the garlic, herbs, mix with sour cream.
4. Turn the zucchini over to the second side and quickly put on top of each garlic mixture with sour cream and herbs, put a little, spread with the same spoon. By the way, you can put a thin circle of tomato or sausage, the dish will turn out even tastier.
5. Cover with slices of cheese, cook for a few minutes.
6. Wait until the second side is browned, and carefully remove the pieces from the grill. Serve hot or cold.
Delicious grilled marinade for flavorful zucchini
A feature of these vegetables is marinade. For grilled zucchini, it is prepared on the basis of balsamic vinegar. Vegetables are well soaked, they release excess water, they turn out simply amazing. According to this recipe, marinade is also suitable for other types of vegetables, mushrooms.
Ingredients
• 30 ml of balsamic vinegar;
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil;
• 1 tsp honey;
• 1 tsp sea salt;
• 2 branches of basil;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 2-3 zucchini.
Cooking
1. Mix balsamic vinegar and salt, add honey and grind well to dissolve all the ingredients.
2. Add mashed sprigs of basil, put olive oil.
3. Garlic is either cut into slices or chopped into small gruel. Add to the marinade. Stir. If desired, ground pepper can be added.
4. Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise, if they are large, then two pieces are enough. Lubricate the cut side with a marinade. We rub the skin with the remains. We put it in a container. Leave for an hour. During this time, the vegetable will release juice.
5. We squeeze the halves of zucchini from excess water, send to the grill, bring to readiness.
6. When serving, sprinkle abundantly with herbs or grease with garlic sauce.
Grilled zucchini in soy sauce
The simplest and most affordable marinade for grilled zucchini.
Ingredients
• 50 ml of soy sauce;
• 1 tsp dry garlic;
• 2 zucchini;
• 0.3 tsp black pepper;
• 1 tbsp. l balsamic vinegar;
• 2 tablespoons of oil.
Cooking
1. Combine all the ingredients of the marinade, except for oil. Stir thoroughly to dissolve. You can take fresh cloves of garlic, but then chop well.
2. Cut the zucchini into slices, plates or in any other way, transfer to a bag.
3. Pour sauce into it.
4. Tie, shake well, leave for an hour. It is advisable to shake the bag well every 15 minutes.
5. We untie, put the squash in a colander, so that the glass is excess liquid, slightly squeeze.
6. Add oil, stir with your hands, send the pieces to the grill, bring to readiness.
Grilled pork zucchini
A recipe for garlic zucchini, which is pickled, then stuffed. Everything is prepared simply, it turns out delicious.
Ingredients
• 3 small zucchini;
• 5 cloves of garlic;
• 1 tablespoon of oil;
• 1 tbsp. l salt.
Cooking
1. Cut the zucchini into two halves. Pour zucchini abundantly with salt, leave to marinate.
2. Squeeze out salt and water.
3. Cut the garlic into long pieces.
4. We make punctures in the zucchini with a thin knife, insert the pieces of garlic.
5. Grate the vegetables with oil, send to the grill.
6. Bake zucchini halves until cooked on both sides.
7. Serve a dish with sour cream, herbs, you can pour over lemon juice or sprinkle with balsamic vinegar.
Grilled zucchini with bacon (bacon)
For the preparation of such zucchini, it is convenient to use long strips of bacon, but ordinary bacon will also work. Cheese is used to bond the layers.
Ingredients
• 2 zucchini;
• 4 strips of bacon;
• 1 tsp salts;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil;
• 80 g of cheese;
• 3 tablespoons of thick mayonnaise.
Cooking
1. Cut each zucchini into 4 plates along.
2. Combine the chopped garlic, oil and salt, you can add black or red pepper.
3. Rub the slices of zucchini with the mixture.
4. Rub the cheese finely.
5. Put the zucchini, lightly sprinkle with cheese, a strip of bacon on it, again cheese and zucchini.
6. In a similar way we collect the remaining "sandwiches".
7. We shift to the grill. First, cook on one side, then gently turn over, brown the second side. Thanks to cheese, the piles should not fall apart.
8. We take mayonnaise, put it in a bag, make a hole, squeeze a mesh over the baked zucchini.
Grilled zucchini - useful tips and tricks
• If there is a lot of vegetable oil in the marinade, it will drip, smoke when draining, and the cooking process will be difficult.
• For vegetables, you can use not only a balsamic bite, but also apple, wine, ordinary table, taking into account the concentration of the product.
• If zucchini is grilled along with other vegetables, you need to read the size of the slices so that everything is baked at the same time. Or lay out the products so that it is not difficult to remove ready-made items from the grill and leave those that are still raw.
