it's that time of year when everyone has zucchini coming out of their ears! do you fall into that category? sweet! here is a tasty recipe for you.
zucchini is a favorite veggie of mine. so versatile and you can always make it taste amazing!
this recipe is made with local and organic zucchini "battered" with almond flour and baked in coconut oil-obviously a much healthier alternative to fried potatoes and something even the littles will love. i paired it with my absolute favorite homemade ketchup recipe that i will post below...it is freakin easy, sweetened only with stevia and it's even raw! all the more reason to make it, eat it, and leave the other stuff behind for good.
a quick little rant on ketchup: as most of you know, regular heinz ketchup is bull crap. just check out the label for a sec...
ok, i spy a million things so wrong here. first of all lets look at the motto at the top..."grown not made" ha! grown in a field sprayed with chemicals and pesticides that in a large dose could kill a human? injected with more chemicals and artificial crap to keep it from ripening too soon? then overly heated, concentrated, processed and blended up with HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP (cause the high fructose wasn't enough), crappy salt, 'spice', and who even knows what is in the 'natural flavoring'. then lets go down to the very bottom, "for best results, refrigerate after opening." for best results? that's interesting... also-20 calories and FOUR grams of sugar per serving; which, mind you, one serving is 1 TBSP. who eats just 1 tablespoon of ketchup in a sitting? our kids are downing this stuff. the country is downing this stuff and there is nothing natural, whole or nutritious about it.
alright, i get quite passionate about this stuff... you all get it, stop buying ketchup. (although yes, there are some good, organic brands out there at health food stores-i never buy ketchup sweetened though, it doesn't need it and i am not a huge fan of even "organic cane sugar"-stick to the lovely sweet taste nature blessed tomatoes with).
now here are your tasty recipes!
zucchini fries:
4 large local zucchini, sliced into chunky sticks
1/4 c almond flour
1/4 c coconut oil
high quality sea salt + pepper to taste
parsley, Rosemary, thyme & garlic powder to taste
-preheat oven to 425F. lay out zucchini sticks onto a parchment lined baking sheet evenly. sprinkle them with almond flour & then the coconut oil, s + p, & herbs. roast in oven for 30 minutes until golden, remove, cool, enjoy with homemade 5-minute ketchup:
3 c chopped organic local tomatoes (heirloom make a lovely ketchup also)
2 c raw sundried tomatoes
1/2 sweet onion
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1/2 c ACV
1/2 t pink himalayan
organic stevia to taste (optional, for extra sweetness)
-simply add everything to a high speed blender and blend until very smooth. taste for sweetness/salt & store in an airtight container in fridge.
bonus: makes about 5 cups in 5 minutes and under $5.
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