chucknsam'smom
Riverdale, MD
New Member
Joined: 05/18/2007
View Profile
 Offline
|
Made this last night with the enormous zucchini my boss gave me and some tomatoes from my garden. It got me in touch with the old country. It's a variation from http://www.slovakia.org/society-recipes.htm
I served it over basmati rice.
Dusena Cukina (Slovak Simmered Zucchini) - 4 servings
4 cups zucchini, chopped
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
In large frying pan, heat the oil. Add zucchini and simmer 8 minutes. Add tomatoes, rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper. Simmer another 5 minutes.
Jeanne
|
KLO
Southern OK
Senior Member
Joined: 09/17/2003
View Profile
Offline
|
Oh yummy! I can always use another way to use the bumper crop of zucchini!
Thanks for posting this!
|
juliev
Minnesota
Senior Member
Joined: 07/29/2004
View Profile
Offline
|
I have a bumper crop of tomatos, but all my zucchini are turning yellow an dmushy by the time they get to be about thumb size 
Julie
_____________________________________________________________________
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. ~ Lao Tzu
|
mike4947
N. Syracuse, NY
Moderator
Joined: 08/26/2002
View Profile
Offline
|
Back before my trees grew to the point the yard was almost totally shaded I had a heck of a garden. The first year I made the mistake of planting 4 zucchini plants. I had to spend a week out of town for a class so Sunday before I left I picked everything over an inch showing on the plants. Come the following Saturday when I go home I realized that we'd had "perfect growing weather" while I was gone. I though someone had crossed my zucchini with watermelon plants. Several monsters with the largest being measured in a 37 inches in length and shaped like a watermelon.
We cut it in half scooped out the seeds and used a stuffed pepper recipe for filling and put it back together. Cooked and served as slices it was a big hit.
Don't forget you can pick the zucchini blossoms and stuff them as well. Helps cut down on the volume...LOL
I also found zucchini is so neutral in flavor you can use it for a filler/extender in most all savory recipes. We found it takes on the flavor of what ever it's cooked with.
blog.rv.net Your daily guide to the Open Road
Subscribe to the daily digest
Want to sell some of your gear? -
Free Classified Listings on RV.Net
They say you learn by your mistakes, in that case I must be a genius.
|
tvme
Medina, Ohio
Senior Member
Joined: 04/10/2007
View Profile
|
chucknsam'smom wrote:Made this last night with the enormous zucchini my boss gave me and some tomatoes from my garden. It got me in touch with the old country. It's a variation from http://www.slovakia.org/society-recipes.htm
Thanks for the recipe and the link!
Bob
|
|
|
KLO
Southern OK
Senior Member
Joined: 09/17/2003
View Profile
Offline
|
I made this for supper tonight and it was really good. This goes in the summer cookbook I'm making.
|
tvme
Medina, Ohio
Senior Member
Joined: 04/10/2007
View Profile
|
KLO wrote:I made this for supper tonight and it was really good. This goes in the summer cookbook I'm making.
The rosemary is what caught my eye in this one. Never thought of adding it. I might just try it tonight. This is a "good" night so I can eat extremely unhealty "bad" stuff tomorrow.
...you are sending us all a copy of that cookbook aren't you?? 
Bob
|
KLO
Southern OK
Senior Member
Joined: 09/17/2003
View Profile
Offline
|
The cookbook is nothing special, just a collection of recipes collected from this site as well as others. I just put them in sleeve protectors then in a notebook.It's divided by main ingredient. It has recipes for zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, basil, rosemary,jalapeños, etc. Anything that I have in abundance during the summer.
I love rosemary, my bush is almost 4' tall and 5, wide so I have a lot of it to use! I also raise a lot of basil so search for ways to use it, other than pesto that is.
|
Trixxee
Orange, CA
Senior Member
Joined: 05/17/2006
View Profile
Offline
|
Zucchini cakes (think potato pancake type cakes) with homemade marinara sauce from the tomatoes would be a fantastic way to put a dent in those bumper crops.
|
Dianne and Tom
New Bern,NC
Senior Member
Joined: 12/18/2002
View Profile
Offline
|
chucknsam'smom wrote:Made this last night with the enormous zucchini my boss gave me and some tomatoes from my garden. It got me in touch with the old country. It's a variation from http://www.slovakia.org/society-recipes.htm
I served it over basmati rice.
Dusena Cukina (Slovak Simmered Zucchini) - 4 servings
4 cups zucchini, chopped
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
In large frying pan, heat the oil. Add zucchini and simmer 8 minutes. Add tomatoes, rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper. Simmer another 5 minutes.
Well I made this tonight,first and last time. DH didn't like the rosemary flavor and I must admit I didn't care much for it either.Guess we don't have an educated palate! He also said he didn't like hot cooked tomatoes,but when I reminded him of pizza,spaghetti sauce,etc he just mumbled! Its always nice to try new recipes,but once in a while they just aren't our thing!
Dianne
2006 Chevy 2500 Duramax
2003 Artic Fox 33-5v
|
|
|
