Do you want to eat tasty and satisfying food? At the same time, do not gain excess weight? And what is more, for the benefit of the body? Such dishes exist, and there are many of them. One of the most popular is baked zucchini in the oven.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Mentioning dishes from zucchini immediately comes to mind - fried zucchini or zucchini caviar, and then there is a pause. Although this simple and cheap vegetable can be used to make many beautiful and delicious dishes. For example, bake a casserole, stuff with fillings, bake with cheese and tomatoes, herbs and garlic … And if we mention that zucchini is not only low in calories, but also a very useful and easily digestible product that contains iron, minerals, potassium, fiber, etc..d. At the same time, it also costs symbolic money.
In this recipe, I propose to make everyone a familiar zucchini with garlic appetizer, but only dietary and low-calorie. This will require an oven, where the zucchini will be baked without oil, which, when fried, is especially harmful to the body. And fatty mayonnaise of their composition is excluded.
For baking, it is preferable to buy young zucchini. They have a delicate flesh and thin skin that can be left without removing or peeling. Although ripe fruits will do. But then the core with seeds and rough skin should first be removed from them. Because the older the vegetable, the rougher the rind, which means it will be more difficult to cut. And tough seeds are removed quite easily, with the most ordinary tablespoon.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 32 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 40 minutes
Ingredients:
- Zucchini - 4 pcs.
- Garlic - 1 head
- Salt - pinch or to taste
- Greens (dill, parsley, cilantro) - to taste
- Mayonnaise - optional
Step by step cooking diet zucchini with garlic in the oven
1. Wash the zucchini under running water and pat dry with a paper towel. Cut into 5 mm rings and place on the oven rack. Place a baking sheet under it in case the zucchini falls off the wire rack. Then he will not be at the bottom of the oven and will not stain it. Season the zucchini lightly with salt, but don't overdo it. salt promotes fluid release. From which the vegetable can become drier, it is better if necessary, then add salt to the appetizer before serving.
2. Heat the oven to 180 ° C and send the zucchini to bake. Turn them over several times during cooking so that they are the same color.
3. When the zucchini has a golden crust, remove the baking sheet from the oven and place the zucchini on a plate in one layer.
4. Peel the garlic, rinse and pass through a press so that it gets on each zucchini circle. If desired, pour mayonnaise over the zucchini on top, but then keep in mind that the calorie content of the dish will increase. Also try zucchini, you may need to add salt to it.
5. Wash greens, cut and sprinkle the snack.
6. Serve the food to the table immediately after cooking, since it is not customary to cook zucchini for future use. They are very watery and during the time spent in the refrigerator, they will let juice.
See also a video recipe on how to cook zucchini in the oven.
