Oriental Courgette (Zucchini)
Preparation and cooking time:
25 minute
Thinly slice the zucchini using a box slicer, mandolin, or food processor. Sauté quickly, until just starting to get soft but stop while they still retain their shape. Finish with toasted sesame seeds.
Ingredients:
- 1 medium zucchini (courgette) - about 2 cups thinly sliced, 300gr, 10.5oz
- 1 small red onion or 1/2 large, 100gr, 3.5oz
- 2 cloves garlic, 8gr, .28oz
- 1 tsp sesame or walnut oil, 4.5gr, .16oz
- 1 tbs olive oil, 13.5gr, .48oz
- 1 tbs soy sauce, 16gr, .56oz
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger, .45gr, .02oz
- 1 tbs sesame seeds, 9gr, .32oz
Instructions:
- Slice onion.
- Mince garlic.
- Thinly slice zucchini.
- Heat oils in medium, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté until tender.
- Add garlic, ginger and soy sauce and sauté briefly.
- Turn heat to medium, add courgette and continue to sauté for about 7 - 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until zucchini is tender.
- Remove, top with toasted sesame seeds and serve.
Note: To toast sesame seeds put into a bare, nonstick skillet over medium heat and brown, tossing/stirring frequently. It takes 8 - 15 minutes depending on heat and size of pan.
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Nutrition Information |
General Technical Details and Disclaimer:
Measurements in this color are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.
I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it. I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.
My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search
