Zucchini and Red Pepper Salad (Greece)
"An interesting salad recipe taken from the 1995 cookbook Greek Cooking."
photo by Leggy Peggy
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs zucchini, very small
- 1 red bell pepper
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 lemon, juice and zest of
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 pinch sugar
directions
- Cut both ends off each small zucchini, then core, seed & thinly slice the red bell pepper.
- Place zucchini & red bell pepper in boiling salted water & cook for 2 minutes, then drain & arrange on serving plate.
- Zest the lemon into long, thin strips/curls (The original recipe calls for blanching the zest for 2 minutes, but I don't.), then juice the lemon.
- Mix oil, lemon juice, chopped basil, salt, pepper & sugar.
- Pour over vegetables while they are still warm, then sprinkle with lemon zest & serve.
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Reviews
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Not a favorite for us. I reduced both the lemon and the olive oil, and there was still plenty of juice. And it was just a bit too tangy for us. -
Love this delicious salad. I made it with a pound of zucchini, 4 tablespoons of oil and a little extra salt. My zester doesn't do long strips, but that didn't make any difference to the amazing flavour. Thanks for posting. -
Bright color and taste. On this dish please be careful not to over cook the vegetables as you will lose that wonderful bright fresh taste. I cut the oil in half and did not use the pinch of sugar. Was a nice vegetable side that will go well with just about any thing. Thanks for the post. -
Great salad: great blend of flavours. I followed the recipe pretty exactly - for me. The only major change was using roasted pepper rather than fresh. Loved the lemon juice and basil in this. A super recipe that I'll certainly make again, so thank you Sydney Mike for sharing it. For me, this will be great for take-to-work lunches. Made for the Vegan Swap.
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I had a large zucchini, so used the mandolin to slice it thin. I enjoyed this for lunch, nice flavors! Thanks Mike!
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