11 Mouthwatering Zucchini Recipes to Enjoy This Summer

Have you ever grown zucchini in your garden? A long hot summer with just the right amount of rain will create bundles of the veg. You can leave bags of zucchini at the front doors of all your neighbors and friends and still have leftovers! What to do? Head to the kitchen and create some of these delicious summer zucchini recipes!

Zucchini is an abundantly versatile summer vegetable. Dark emerald-green zucchini and cheerfully bright yellow squash are the most common of the summer squashes.

It’s mild in flavor and almost bland, due to its high-water content. This makes it a ready partner for a variety of pairings. One caveat is that it is sometimes necessary to cook out or salt the squash to remove some of the excess moisture before you can start on the actual recipe. Don’t skip this step or you may wind up with a watery mess.

Need help picking zucchini? When selecting your veg, look for smaller varieties as they tend to have a better ratio of firm flesh to soft interior seed pockets which tend to become soft and mushy when cooked.

Check out this recipe round up of some of our favorite zucchini recipes including zucchini as side dishes, egg-centric zucchini meals, zucchini as the main star, and desserts.