13 Zesty Zucchini Recipes Slideshow

1. Zucchini Salsa Verde Recipe

Spice up your BBQ with this flavor-filled side...

Taste of Home

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2. Baked Zucchini Sticks Recipe

Baked is the way to go, people!

Kelly Hunt

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3. Cold Zucchini Soup with Curry and Mint Recipe

The favorite — make that only — cold soup in my recipe repertoire, this dish is a summer staple...

Maryse Chevriere

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4. Zucchini and Hazelnut Salad Recipe

With or without hazelnuts, this makes the most luxurious summer starter...

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Yotam Ottolenghi

5. Cucumber and Zucchini Panzanella Recipe

You can use a mandoline to achieve the paper-thin slices of cucumber and zucchini called for in this recipe...

Mario Batali

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6. Feta Zucchini Pancakes Recipe

Use your summer zucchini to make these delectable vegetable pancakes that are topped with feta cheese...

Taste of Home

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7. Black-Bean Scallops and Zucchini Recipe

This easy dish also features zucchini, an underused vegetable that has great color and texture and is also inexpensive...

Ming Tsai

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8. Gluten-Free Chocolate-Chip Zucchini Bread Squares Recipe

When I was growing up, my Aunt Trisha would often make this sweet zucchini bread...

Emily Mainquist

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9. Zucchini 'Pasta' with Goat Cheese, Lemon, and Pine Nuts Recipe

Joining the ranks of my all-time favorite zucchini recipes is this one for zucchini "pasta"...

Maryse Chevriere

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10. Pappardelle of Zucchini and Summer Squash Recipe

The vegetables are shaved with a vegetable peeler into long, thin strips to resemble pappardelle pasta...

Silvia Lehrer

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11. Peppered Chicken with Tomatoes and Zucchini Recipe

It's an all-in-one dish with the tomatoes and zucchini...

Antony Worrall Thompson

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12. Quick Sauté of Zucchini with Toasted Almonds and Pecorino Recipe

Serve this tasty zucchini dish as a summer starter or snack...

Jimmy Bradley

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13. Zucchini with Black Pepper and Lime Recipe

Just as great grilled or sautéed in some olive oil, nice long strips of zucchini get a kick from the pepper and some lip-smacking zest from the lime juice...

Valaer Murray

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