{"id":478,"date":"2010-06-24T08:47:48","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T15:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodiddy.wordpress.com\/?p=478"},"modified":"2010-06-24T08:47:48","modified_gmt":"2010-06-24T15:47:48","slug":"curly-ribbon-zucchini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodiddy.com\/?p=478","title":{"rendered":"Curly Ribbon Zucchini"},"content":{"rendered":"

Confession… it had been 4 days since I last used my handy-dandy slicer – it was time.<\/p>\n

For ONCE in my life, I no longer have any frozen pre-packaged meals in my freezer. I am really trying to make an effort to prepare all of my meals. I am very lucky in that I work only a few miles from home. \u00a0I don’t have to worry about packing a lunch or going out to spend extra money on top of the grocery bill I already have.<\/p>\n

This time I didn’t have a recipe in mind, I just knew I wanted to try a different blade on the slicer. I thought I had yellow zucchini, but it had gone bad – so I had one green one left. I searched through the pantry and fridge and came up with the following:<\/p>\n

The Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1 Green zucchini
\n1 <\/strong>Large handful of red grape tomatoes – I used 16
\nOil Cured Olives – 6-8
\nGarlic – 1 Clove
\nParmigiano-Reggiano Cheese – Shaved for topping
\n1\/2 cup Trader Joe’s Marinara Sauce
\nItalian Seasoning – a few pinches
\nGround Pepper
\nOlive Oil – Splash in\u00a0saut\u00e9\u00a0pan<\/p>\n

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I got the olive oil and garlic sizzling in the pan. I then sliced the tomatoes lengthwise, chopped up the olives and\u00a0saut\u00e9ed\u00a0them for a few minutes.<\/p>\n

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I added the\u00a0marinara\u00a0sauce and let it simmer for about 5 minutes while I got the zucchini loaded into the slicing contraption<\/a>. I decided to use the straight blade to make zucchini ribbon curls. I actually had to cut the curls because they were too long. One zucchini yielded about 3 cups. I got the ribbon curls added to the pan and tossed them into the sauce. I was surprised at how the curls held up – I half expected them to break and tear and that didn’t happen.<\/p>\n

The whole meal took under 15 minutes to prepare and about 5 minutes to eat – YUM!<\/p>\n

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I have a feeling I will be eating a lot of zucchini and squash pasta this Summer. I think my next veggie to load into the contraption will be a cucumber – I see sunomono and other cucumber salads in my future.
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Confession… it had been 4 days since I last used my handy-dandy slicer – it was time. For ONCE in my life, I no longer have any frozen pre-packaged meals in my freezer. I am really trying to make an effort to prepare all of my meals. I am very lucky in that I work … <\/p>\n

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