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I don’t know about your part of the world, but in my part of the world, the beginning of September is the time to really start to figure out what to do with all those zucchini that are being offered around the neighborhood.
In Italian cooking zucchini finds many places in recipes and simple, healthy Mediterranean cooking can be enjoyed even by those who are cutting down on their calories and who want a light lunch.
This recipe calls for all the goodness of your organic garden plus some fat-free milk.
Take 1 small zucchini and cut it in half lengthwise and then thinly slice each section, take 1 medium red onion and chop finely, take 1 medium green or red sweet pepper, core and chop and take 2 cloves of garlic which you peel and mince.
Put 2 tsp of olive oil in your frying pan, heat and add all the above. Cook until the onion is tender. Remove pan from heat and set it aside while you put 1 egg and the egg whites from 6 eggs, 1 cup of fat-free milk, 1 tbsp of shredded fresh basil and beat well.
Now pour all into the zucchini mixture, stirring gently.
Pour all into 4 individual quiche dishes or shallow casserole dishes that are about 4 or 5 inches in diameter and bake in your pre-heated oven at 350°F for 15 or 20 minutes. Your contents should be set when you put a knife into the center and it comes out clean.
Remove from oven and sprinkle each dish with some shredded mozzarella or parmesan cheese and let stand for 5 minutes and now add some diced fresh tomatoes from your organic garden.
The best thing I like about this dish is that I can substitute those lovely yellow squash for the zucchini and it tastes just as good. The trick to this dish is to finely and thinly slice your zucchini or yellow squash.
For those of you who do not care about diets or eating light then feel free to use whole milk and to use whole eggs. What ever you use, Bon Appetit!
“Tread the Earth Lightly” and in the meantime… May your day be filled with…Peace, Light and Love,
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Author Bio Box: Arlene Wright Correll
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To see Arlene’s Gardens and to read her gardening diaries and to take a walk through her pictorial garden or click on Arlene’s Books where you can download or buy her gardening & cook books, including her new book, “The ABC’s of Wine and Beer Making”. Many of her articles written for Greenthumbarticles have paintings she has created of the subject and they can be seen at her “How to Do It” site. Remember to check out her artwork, especially of her fruits and vegetables. Many of her paintings are sold internationally and many of her works of art have been reproduced on note cards, post cards and other functional items and you can get Giclee prints of her artwork starting as low as $11.89 Arlene says, “All my royalties from the sale of my books, art, etc. go to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and I thank you for visiting my sites.”
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