Favorite zucchini side dishes

[puglogic]

Do you have any favorite zucchini side dishes that are relatively quick and easy?

You'll never guess why I'm asking

[Rosemary]

Grill or roast zucchini. Add to everything (salads, burritos/tacos/enchiladas, chili, sandwiches, etc etc -- for some dishes you may want to chop it up finer. Since it's already cooked, add it at the end of the dish's cooking time.).
Seriously, that's what I do. I always have multiple containers of prepped veggies in the fridge.

For a main dish, stuffed zucchini is very good.

[RCWRTR]

Roasted halved, scooped out zucchini with EVOO, minced garlic, halved cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes, torn fresh basil and a sprinkle of fresh grated Parmesan cheese. (Hint: Use a paring knife or vegetable peeler to create flat bottom, if the halved zucchini do not rest flat on baking sheet).

[Tussiemussies]

Yes, I second the zucchini stuffed. Someone made them for us once and called them zucchini boats. They cored out the middle after cutting it longway in half and made up a mixture to stuff it with. The mixture was cooked before stuffing and I believe they baked it with Parmesean cheese on top. It was delicious!

Now you have us! What is the event you are making this for???

[puglogic]

Oh Christine, it's nothing that fun! Like a lot of people this time of year, I just have about a zillion zucchini ripening all at once, and am looking for ways to consume them all.

I hadn't even thought about stuffing them. The Moosewood recipe was always so good too for that.

[herbgeek]

My favorite use for zucchini is mock apple filling. I have fooled a lot of people who thought it was apple. Peel, slice and simmer with some lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon for about 10 minutes.

[Rosemary]

I've made the mock apple pie before... if you use yellow squash, peeling isn't necessary.

[catherine]

I love zucchini plain and simple (steamed w/butter). But I also use it sautéed in olive oil, oregano, salt, pepper and then browned in the convection oven. Last night I had leftover zucchini and leftover basmati rice, so DH threw them together in the frying pan, cooked them lightly and it made a delicious side dish.

Because my CSA box had ALL the ingredients for ratatouille (egglant, peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, onion, thyme, basil) I made that the other night and it was really delicious.

[Kestra]

With most of my summer squash and zucchini lately I've been frying it in small cubes with onions, garlic, tomatoes (with a bit of baking soda to reduce the acid) +/- kale or chard +/- corn kernels +/- beans or chickpeas. I usually let it soften up quite a lot, so the visual appeal isn't that great but the taste is.

[SteveinMN]

Here in Lake Woebegon, the preferred preparation method at this time of year is to harvest and clean the zucchini, preheat the oven to 350 degreed, put the zucchini in a paper bag, and place the bag on a neighbor's doorstep while you cook a frozen entrée.