ways to use an abundance of zucchini

With everyone’s summer gardens in full swing, I thought it might be useful to tackle a common problem at this time of the year – what to do with an abundance of zucchini.  Here is a list of ideas.  All you need to do is google some recipes to find the ones that you like best and take them straight to your kitchen!

• Boiled, steamed, sautéed, roasted, grilled or baked zucchini
• Grilled, on an antipasto platter
• Topped on crostini as a starter
• BBqed zucchini
• Veggie kebabs with sliced zucchini
• Stuffed courgettes
• Grilled zucchini on pizza
• Zucchini crust pizza
• Roasted veggie salad
• Vegetable lasagne
• Zucchini meatballs
• Zucchini hash
• Ratatouille
• Soup
• Pasta dishes
• Pasta bake
• Ravioli
• Spiralized zucchini (“zoodles”)
• Curry
• Stew
• Risotto
• Shepherd’s pie
• Fritters
• Frittata
• Tart
• Quiche
• Zucchini chips
• Zucchini bread or loaf
• Zucchini slice
• Muffins
• Chocolate cupcakes
• Pickle
• Relish
• Salsa
• Stuffed zucchini flowers (goat’s cheese is our favourite)

Whoops!  If your zucchini have turned into marrows (which can happen easily in the height of summer!), here are some ideas:
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• Stuffed marrow (with mincemeat or can be made vegetarian with bread crumbs)
• Marrow bake
• Fritters
• Curry
• Stew
• Soup
• Chutney
• Jam