Healthy Zucchini Recipes and Summer Squash Recipes

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Gnocchi with Zucchini Ribbons & Parsley Brown Butter

For this recipe, convenient store-bought potato gnocchi are tossed with delicate ribbons of zucchini, shallots and cherry tomatoes that have all been sautéed in nutty browned butter.

» Gnocchi with Zucchini Ribbons & Parsley Brown Butter

Athenian Pasta Primavera

This Greek-inspired pasta dish features zucchini, bell pepper, peas, fresh mint and feta. Cherry tomatoes and chopped kalamata olives also work well.

» Athenian Pasta Primavera

Bell pepper, zucchini and a fresh tomato sauce give this vegetarian pizza a taste of summer. Beer pairing: Look for a brew without overpowering flavors, such as a lager or a less yeasty witbier, so the pizza's fresh, subtle flavors can shine.

» Garden Pizza

Pesto-Topped Grilled Summer Squash

Toasty rustic pesto takes simple grilled squash from ordinary to exceptional with tangy lemon and fresh garlic. Serve as a side dish or chop the grilled squash, combine with the pesto and toss with pasta for a light entree.

» Pesto-Topped Grilled Summer Squash

Zu-Canoes

Zucchini stuffed with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil make a fresh summer side dish. For the nicest presentation, use long, relatively skinny zucchini.

» Zu-Canoes

EatingWell Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chips

Here’s a super-simple zucchini bread recipe. The addition of chocolate chips makes it more like a dessert than a breakfast, but you can enjoy it anytime. Skip the chocolate and try it with toasted walnuts or raisins if you prefer. Freeze 2-cup portions of shredded zucchini so you can make zucchini bread all year long.

» EatingWell Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chips

Zucchini Chile-Cheddar Mash

This recipe for mashed zucchini with chiles and Cheddar embraces zucchini’s tendency to become very soft when cooked.

» Zucchini Chile-Cheddar Mash

Healthy recipes for summer’s most prolific vegetables: zucchini recipes and summer squash recipes.

If you like to eat what’s in season, as we do, you’ll look forward to EatingWell’s delicious summer squash and zucchini recipes. Summer squash and zucchini are at their peak freshness in summer and low in calories and fat. You also get vitamins C and A, but the best part is they shine in savory and sweet recipes alike, so you can bake them up in tempting quick breads as well. So even if you plant a few too many summer squash in your own garden or your neighbor drops off (another) bagful of zucchini, you’ll have plenty of fresh ideas for these delicious summer vegetables. So savor summer and enjoy the freshest, most abundant of seasonal produce with EatingWell’s 35 recipes for summer’s most prolific vegetables!

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Looking for a recipe for zucchine bread make with yogurt. Yogurt is in place of oil. I have been making it with applesauce andor oil or banana. Would like to fine one with yogurt. http://www.healthywomenguide.com/ — Anonymous	11/25/2010 - 1:37am