A summer veggie, cooked in the summer way: on a grill! Lemon juice, crushed red pepper and fresh dill add more punch to this warm zucchini salad.

Source: Midwest Living

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Recipe Summary

prep:
10 mins
grill:
8 mins
total:
18 mins
Servings:
4
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • On a baking sheet arrange zucchini in a single layer. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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  • For a charcoal grill, grill zucchini directly over medium coals about 8 minutes or until tender, turning once. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat. Place zucchini on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as directed.)

  • On a serving platter arrange warm zucchini and mozzarella. Sprinkle with dill and crushed red pepper. Drizzle with lemon juice and the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.

Stovetop method:

To cook zucchini on the stovetop, prepare zucchini as directed in Step 1. Preheat a grill pan over medium heat. Cook zucchini in hot pan for 6 to 8 minutes or until tender, turning once. Continue as directed.

Nutrition Facts

265 calories; fat 22g; cholesterol 40mg; saturated fat 9g; carbohydrates 3g; mono fat 7g; poly fat 1g; insoluble fiber 1g; sugars 2g; protein 11g; vitamin a 583.1IU; vitamin c 16.5mg; riboflavin 0.1mg; niacin equivalents 0.4mg; vitamin b6 0.1mg; folate 20.2mcg; sodium 323mg; potassium 229mg; calcium 403.9mg; iron 0.4mg.
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