Besides halving the recipe, I followed it exactly and was very pleased with how it turned out. You definitely have to like dill (and even if you do like it, you could safely cut it down a bit) but I thought this was a great, healthy, fresh way to highlight the fresh veggies. Also great as a take-along dish to a summer cookout.
This is a really nice alternative to the traditional sweet zucchini bread, and is a great compliment for pastas or grilled chicken. Made with half whole wheat flour and just a 1/4 cup of olive oil, this bread actually is quite nutritious. It turns out beautiful, and has a nice salty, savory flavor. I found it was a bit dry, but we dipped it in olive oil w/ parmesan cheese for one meal (ya know, Biaggis style) and it was really yummy.
This sweet pie looks, smells, and tastes like an apple pie, but there are actually no apples in it. The "apples" are actually the peeled, sliced zucchini that you use. I used a graham cracker crust and a brown sugar/oatmeal crumble on top instead of the double pie crust to suit our preferences for this recipe. Overall, I thought it was tasty with a scoop of ice cream, but I don't think I will make it again. It was very sticky and sweet, and the texture was a bit strange. I went back and forth about how I felt about it, but in the end I didn't really want more than one piece. I think that if I am going to have "apple" pie, I'd rather just have the version with apples. Even so, if you have a bunch of zucchini and feel like trying something different... why not?
So, if you end up with a garden full of zucchini or know someone who is trying to get rid of it, I hope you find these recipes helpful!
Posts
I just finished the last piece of Zuchinni Pie, and enjoyed it more than the first piece. (Once I got used to the texture).I thought it was a nice "alternative to apple", but as you said, why? Makes you feel like perhaps your eating something more healthy!
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeletelook interesting, but i'll eat zucchini bread (loaded with chocolate chips of course) morning, day & night! :-)
ReplyDeleteOOHhh..I was just going to email you for the slaw recipe :) I tried a different slaw this weekend that I was really enjoying, but it used only zucchini and it was shredded, so I was hoping to find one with the squash too...can't wait to try it!! if you find any others, please pass them on!
ReplyDelete