Marinated Zucchini Ribbon Salad · Thyme for Cooking

The theme for Monday posts in July is Zucchini.

Zucchini is the Italian phrase for summer time squash and, for unknown causes, within the U.S. inexperienced striped summer time squash are referred to as zucchini – all the remaining are summer time squashes, often famous with their colour.

Courgette is the French phrase for summer time squash and, in many of the remainder of the English-speaking world, refers to all summer time squashes.

As squash is a wonderfully good phrase, one can solely assume that by giving them a French or Italian title they’re meant to be extra interesting.

As they’re so prolific and ’tis the season, I’m that includes summer time squash recipes, beginning with simple and getting extra inventive as gardeners develop extra determined for concepts.

That is the final zucchini recipe for July. There could also be extra later. There are all the time extra summer time squash.

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Marinated Zucchini Ribbon Salad

Marinated thinly sliced summer time squash and pink onions make an fascinating summer time aspect salad…. And colourful!

• Creator: Kate
• Prep Time: quarter-hour
• Marinate: 4 hours
• Whole Time: 4 hours quarter-hour
• Yield: 4 servings 1x
• Class: Salad

• 1 zucchini or summer time squash, about 8″ (20cm) lengthy
• 1 pink onion
• 3 tbs chopped, contemporary parsley
• French dressing:
• 1 tbs Dijon-style mustard
• 2 tbs white Balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbs lemon juice
• 1 tsp dried basil
• 3 tbs salad olive oil

• Utilizing a pointy knife, slice the zucchini lengthwise, by hand, as skinny as you possibly can.
• Lower the onion in half and thinly slice.
• Make French dressing:
• Place mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, and basil in a small bowl; whisk to mix.
• Slowly add olive oil, whisking continually, till thick.
• In a dish simply giant sufficient for the zucchini, make a layer of zucchini.
• High with a number of separated onion slices and a drizzle of French dressing
• Repeat till all components (besides parsley) are within the dish.
• Cowl and refrigerate 4 – 8 hours, or depart on the counter for 1 – 2 hours.
• When able to serve, switch to a platter, eradicating the zucchini a number of slices at a time and making new layers, including the onions and contemporary parsley between every layer.
• High with an additional drizzle of olive oil in the event you like, and a sprinkle of sea salt.

Notes

Candy onions would even be good on this. Use your favourite (or most prolific) summer time squash.
Should you use a mandolin for slicing (I didn’t trouble) they need to be about 1/sixteenth”.

Diet

• Serving Dimension: 1/4 recipe
• Energy: 126
• Sugar: 4.1 g
• Sodium: 106.4 mg
• Fats: 10.7 g
• Saturated Fats: 1.6 g
• Trans Fats: 0 g
• Carbohydrates: 6.8 g
• Fiber: 1.2 g
• Protein: 1.2 g
• Ldl cholesterol: 0 mg

Key phrases: zucchini, courgette, summer time squash, salad

Right here is one other Summer time Squash Salad.

That’s it!