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Vegetables Aside
The Zucchini stares down her friend the Courgette
By Mark Isaac Thyss
Garden of Healing®
How can you tell the difference between a Courgette and a Zucchini?
By the dialect of english they each speak.
Australians love the courgette and Americans dig their Zucchini. Here is a tasty side dish recipe for this culinary vegetable sautéed in olive oil with garlic and oregano.
Sautéed Courgette with Garlic and Oregano
Gerösteten Zucchini mit Knoblauch und Oregano
Serves 4-6 people
Ingredients
3-4 medium zucchini
2-4 teaspoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
10-20 leaves fresh oregano (or 1 tablespoon dried oregano)
Salt, to taste
Pepper, freshly ground black, to taste
Parsely, freshly coarse chopped, as garnish, if desired
Optional: 6 large Crimini mushrooms, sliced
Directions
Trim off ends of the zucchini and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
(Slice mushrooms into large pieces.)
Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat using a large 10- to 12-inch skillet.
Add the garlic, and sautee until fragrant; about 1 minute or more.
Add the zucchini, and toss to mix while sautee-ing.
(Add mushroom slices.)
Add the oregano and toss well.
Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook until the zucchini are soft, yet firm. Do not over soften causing too much water to be released.
Cook about 5 minutes or based on your cooking skills and knowledge.
Add salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste.
Garnish with freshly chopped parsely, if desired. Serve hot.
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Nutritional Benefits
The Zucchini is a small summer squash. Botanically, it is a fruit, but in culinary terms, it is treated as a vegetable. The flavor of zucchini is best when it is less than six inches long. They have little flavor when they reach maximum size (as large as baseball bats!).
One medium zucchini contains 15-25 calories. They have a very high water content (over 95%), making them a perfect food for people on a diet. Zucchini contain vitamins A and C, and useful amounts of folate, potassium, and calcium.
© 1996-2009 Mark Isaac Thyss/Garden of Healing®. All rights reserved.
For more articles and recipes leading to natural health and healing, please visit:
http://www.gardenofhealing.com/
Nourish Yourself in everything you do! Visit:
http://www.nourishingyourself.com/
Vegetables Aside
The Zucchini stares down her friend the Courgette
By Mark Isaac Thyss
Garden of Healing®
How can you tell the difference between a Courgette and a Zucchini?
By the dialect of english they each speak.
Australians love the courgette and Americans dig their Zucchini. Here is a tasty side dish recipe for this culinary vegetable sautéed in olive oil with garlic and oregano.
Sautéed Courgette with Garlic and Oregano
Gerösteten Zucchini mit Knoblauch und Oregano
Serves 4-6 people
Ingredients
3-4 medium zucchini
2-4 teaspoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
10-20 leaves fresh oregano (or 1 tablespoon dried oregano)
Salt, to taste
Pepper, freshly ground black, to taste
Parsely, freshly coarse chopped, as garnish, if desired
Optional: 6 large Crimini mushrooms, sliced
Directions
Trim off ends of the zucchini and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
(Slice mushrooms into large pieces.)
Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat using a large 10- to 12-inch skillet.
Add the garlic, and sautee until fragrant; about 1 minute or more.
Add the zucchini, and toss to mix while sautee-ing.
(Add mushroom slices.)
Add the oregano and toss well.
Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook until the zucchini are soft, yet firm. Do not over soften causing too much water to be released.
Cook about 5 minutes or based on your cooking skills and knowledge.
Add salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste.
Garnish with freshly chopped parsely, if desired. Serve hot.
__________________
Nutritional Benefits
The Zucchini is a small summer squash. Botanically, it is a fruit, but in culinary terms, it is treated as a vegetable. The flavor of zucchini is best when it is less than six inches long. They have little flavor when they reach maximum size (as large as baseball bats!).
One medium zucchini contains 15-25 calories. They have a very high water content (over 95%), making them a perfect food for people on a diet. Zucchini contain vitamins A and C, and useful amounts of folate, potassium, and calcium.
© 1996-2009 Mark Isaac Thyss/Garden of Healing®. All rights reserved.
For more articles and recipes leading to natural health and healing, please visit:
http://www.gardenofhealing.com/
Nourish Yourself in everything you do! Visit:
http://www.nourishingyourself.com/
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