My Aunt Alice is growing green zucchini and round zucchini (which is a sort of 'zuccotto' and can grow quite big). I like the round zucchini!
Here how the round zucchini look like sliced.
Lemon Sautéd Green and Round Zucchini
Slice the zucchini and cut the bigger slices into quarters. Sauté two peeled garlic cloves with a little olive oil, then add the zucchini, lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring often. The round zucchini are softer and will mush a little, but they have a great taste. The round zucchini will 'almost' mush, but keep their shape and colour better (the round one turn yellow!). Add salt halfway through cooking. At the end add a tsp of fresh chopped Italian parsley and a few lemon slices (or the juice of half a lemon). It can also be used to to cous cous, pasta and rice.
Photos and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©
So is it summer 'down there'? Our Zucchinis aren't due for several months 'up here'.
ReplyDeleteNo it is Autumn (Fall) down here in New Zealand now, the last few recipes are from my travel diary, when I stayed with my family in Italy last Summer :-). Where are you based? In Italy we get zucchini from May onwards, (even a bit earlier if you are in the South), until September.
ReplyDeleteLovely squash. I love the round varieties too. What a lovely dish!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen round zucchini. Very cool! I'll have to keep an eye out for it at the farmer's market this year. :)
ReplyDeleteWe love zucchini in my house! Does the round taste like the green?
ReplyDelete"Based"? I'm pretty much 'stuck' here in the mid-atlantic region of the States where it's still spring.
ReplyDelete@ Michelle, they taste similar but more compact, they don't break so easily when cooking, I like that! (maybe you can see what I mean from the photo) But the long ones do have a little bit more flavour...
ReplyDeleteNever tasted round zucchini, looks so delicious.
ReplyDelete