Nutrients, Calories, Benefits of Zucchini, All Sorts

Summer is the season when we are overwhelmed with a variety of fruits and vegetables. If you are wondering how to use them, you can always put them in a variety of pastries. Now we offer you how to use zucchini in more variety, and in addition add a few apples. You will like the taste, and if you are worried about the combination of jam and zucchini - do not worry, they have a neutral taste and in fact will only give a pleasant moisture to the dessert without feeling the taste, and at the same time you can take advantage of from a number of properties of zucchini.

Cake with zucchini, apples and cinnamon

Required products :

• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 tea cup brown sugar
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 tea cup melted butter
• 3/4 cup apple puree
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 2 medium zucchini, grated and drained
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons wholemeal flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• sugar for sprinkling / optional /

Method of preparation :

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and grease the bottom and walls of the bread pan.

In a large bowl, combine the white and brown sugar, eggs, apple puree and vanilla. Stir well.

Add the grated zucchini, white and wholemeal flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.

Mix with a wooden spoon or spatula and pour the dough into the prepared form.

Sprinkle with a little sugar and bake for 25-30 minutes.

Allow the sweet bread to cool before slicing and serving. With homemade butter, for example ...

Gluten-free cake with zucchini

This sweet temptation can be prepared without any problems and in a gluten-free version, so that those of you who do not consume wheat protein can enjoy the delicious cake with zucchini and apple. You can replace the flour with gluten-free in the above recipe, or follow the following recipe:

Required products :

• 2 cups gluten-free bread mix (containing rice flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, etc.)
• 1 zucchini, grated
• 1 small apple, grated
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla
• 3 eggs

Method of preparation :

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and grease a bread pan.

Beat all ingredients in a bowl with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Remove the bowl with a spatula and continue beating for 1 minute, increasing the speed of the mixer. Pour the resulting dough into the bread pan and bake for 50-55 minutes or until done. Cool, cut into slices and serve.

To store the bread, wrap it tightly in foil and leave it at room temperature.

You can garnish it with fruit, cottage cheese, cottage cheese, your favorite jam or honey and serve it in the company of fragrant afternoon coffee!

Be sure to see more zucchini ideas.

Required products :

• 340 grams of asparagus
• 2 1/4 tablespoons olive oil + more to serve
• 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, cut into thin slices
• 1 kg of zucchini, cut in bulk
• 2 liters of vegetables or chicken
• 4 small zucchini with the color (flowers separated and preserved, and zucchini cut into thin slices)
• 1/2 bunch of mint
• the juice of half a lemon
• 1/3 tea cup cream fry
• hot pepper for serving

Method of preparation :

Cut the last 2-3 centimeters from the bottom of the asparagus and cut the stems, keeping the tips.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a saucepan. Add green onions, garlic and fry for 5-10 minutes until soft. Add the asparagus, zucchini and broth. Cook under a lid for 20 minutes until the vegetables are soft.

Remove from the heat and blend the soup.

Season with salt and pepper and return to the hot plate.

Add the asparagus tips and zucchini flowers to the soup. Stir and simmer for 2-3 minutes until soft.

In a pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and fry the thin slices of zucchini (those that were with the flowers) until golden. Remove from the heat and add the mint (finely chopped) and lemon juice.

Serve the soup in bowls, and in each portion put fried cream, fried zucchini and hot peppers. Drizzle with olive oil and serve with delicious bread.

Required products :

potatoes
zucchini
tomatoes
sausage
yellow cheese
spices of your choice
oil
2 eggs
cream or mayonnaise.

Determine the quantities of the products according to your taste preferences and the desired number of servings.

Preparation :
Peel the potatoes, cut into circles and arrange two layers in a greased pan.
Next is a row of zucchini, sliced, sausage - in strips, tomato rings and sprinkle with grated cheese. Put the rest of the products on top.

Beat the eggs, add salt and other spices of your choice and mix with cream or mayonnaise.
Pour the future casserole with the resulting mixture and place in the oven at medium temperature until a golden crust forms on the surface of the dish.
Enjoy your meal!