Zucchini Salad
- 4 -6 zucchini
- 3 -4 onions
- 1 tablespoon safflower oil
- salt and pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- fresh basil or sage
- balsamic vinegar
- Wash 4-6 zucchini and peel 3-4 onions
- Slice zucchini horizontally, in strips about .5cm thick & slice the onions in 1.
- 1 cm strips.
- Toss zucchini and onions in a bowl with safflower oil,.
- a bit of pepper and a sprinkling of salt until covered with oil.
- reheat oven to 400 degrees
- Pull out one or two cookie sheets (depending on the quantity of your veggies)and keep in mind that initially, there seems a lot, but they do shrink when cooked.
- Line them with foil for easy clean-up and then coat them lightly with oil spray or just brushed on safflower oil.
- Pour veggies onto cookie sheet and spread out.
- Bake for 15 min, stir/turn veggies
- Bake another 15 minute
- If the veggies appear cooked but are still a bit pale, broil for 1-2 minutes keeping eye an on them until golden.
- As the veggies cool a bit, take 3 cloves of garlic.
- Clean and slice them.
- (It is useful to slice them in large enough slices so they add flavour but can be removed if someone does not want to eat the raw garlic!
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- Pick some fresh herbs: basil and/or sage work well.
- Place cooked vegetables in a glass bowl with lid following this pattern: layer of veggies- herbs & garlic slice - splash of balsamic vinegar- dash of salt
- Continue that layering system until all of the veggies are in the bowl.
- Refrigerate for 2-3 hours or overnight in order to enjoy the full flavour!
- Gently stir before serving.
zucchini, safflower oil, salt, garlic, fresh basil, balsamic vinegar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/zucchini-salad-483280 (may not work)