ZUCCHINI GARLIC BITES

This tasty zucchini garlic bites recipe combines shredded zucchini with garlic, Parmesan cheese, fresh herbs, and is served with a marinara dipping sauce for an Italian inspired twist.
Ah, zucchini…Its the crop that just keeps on giving throughout the growing season. This recipe is one more way to transform it into a scrumptious bite that can be served as an appetizer, side dish, or even a kid’s meal.

This time of year has the kitchen busy with preserving the harvest. Right now, the counters are filled with tomatoes and zucchini harvested from the garden. Both are in heavy rotation as I turn the ripe tomatoes into sauce or salsa, and the zucchini into zucchini lasagna, zucchini bread, or preserve for later. Once the counter is cleared, I have only a short moment of satisfaction before it begins filling up once again with newly picked fruit. 

With football season approaching, I wanted to add something different to our weekly finger food spread. Since weekends spent preserving the harvest usually stretches well into fall, it had to be something tasty but easy to throw together.

Faced with a counter full of newly harvested zucchini, and the aroma of tomato sauce filling the kitchen as it simmered on the stove, it was then that I remembered one of those cooking videos on Facebook. It was some sort of shredded zucchini combination to resemble tater tots. I wanted to try something similar but with an Italian inspired twist.

Ingredients

1 cup zucchini grated and drained well
1 egg
1/3 cup breadcrumbs
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese grated fine
1 clove garlic grated fine
2 tablespoons fresh chives chopped
1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
1 teaspoon fresh basil chopped
1 teaspoon fresh oregano chopped
pinch of salt and pepper
tomato sauce for dipping

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the oven and preheat to 200 degrees C or 400 degrees F.

Step 2: Apply cooking oil to a baking sheet.

Step 3: Grate the zucchini with a box grater. Place them onto a clean towel.

Step 4: Wring the grated zucchini to remove most of the water.

Step 5: Add all the ingredients into a medium mixing bowl. Stir until well combined.

Step 6: Make small balls out of the mixture.

Step 7: Arrange the balls onto a baking sheet.

Step 8: Place the baking sheet inside the preheated oven and bake for about 15 minutes or until golden.

Step 9: Remove from the oven and allow them to cool for a few minutes at room temperature.

Step 10: Serve with marinara sauce. Enjoy!

ZUCCHINI GARLIC BITES!!!

Recipe by Alexandra

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Course: All Word Recipes

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Calories

300

kcal

Total time

0

minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 cup 1 zucchini grated and drained well

• 1 1 egg

• 1/3 cup 1/3 breadcrumbs

• 1/4 cup 1/4 Parmesan cheese grated fine

• 1 clove 1 garlic grated fine

• 2 tablespoons 2 fresh chives chopped

• 1 tablespoon 1 fresh parsley chopped

• 1 teaspoon 1 fresh basil chopped

• 1 teaspoon 1 fresh oregano chopped

• pinch salt and pepper

• tomato sauce for dipping

Directions

• Step 1: Prepare the oven and preheat to 200 degrees C or 400 degrees F.
• Step 2: Apply cooking oil to a baking sheet.
• Step 3: Grate the zucchini with a box grater. Place them onto a clean towel.
• Step 4: Wring the grated zucchini to remove most of the water.
• Step 5: Add all the ingredients into a medium mixing bowl. Stir until well combined.
• Step 6: Make small balls out of the mixture.
• Step 7: Arrange the balls onto a baking sheet.
• Step 8: Place the baking sheet inside the preheated oven and bake for about 15 minutes or until golden.
• Step 9: Remove from the oven and allow them to cool for a few minutes at room temperature.
• Step 10: Serve with marinara sauce. Enjoy!

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