Grilled Zucchini Salad with Hot Honey
Recipe by Fran Allen
Ingredients
11
Time
20m
Serves
4
It’s the season of the abundant zucchini! When I’m rich in these summer squashes this is my favorite way to serve them. Lightly grilled and topped with lemon, hot honey, salty feta cheese and fresh herbs. This dish is good served warm but even better when left to marinate at room temperature. This is a quick and easy dish that feels elegant and impressive. Serve alongside grilled meats, marinated beans or legumes for a beautiful summer meal.
30-Minute Meal
Side
Vegetarian
Gluten-Free
Lunch
Ingredients
2lbs
Zucchini
2Tbsp
Extra-virgin Olive Oil
2Tbsp
Lemon Juice
2Tbsp
Hot Honey
1/2cup
Feta Cheese
1/4cup
Walnuts
1/4cup
Fresh Parsley
1/4cup
Mint
1tsp
Chili Flakes
1tsp
Sea Salt
1tsp
Black Pepper
Instructions
1
In a small pan on medium heat, toast your walnuts until brown and fragrant. Remove the nuts from the heat, chop roughly into bite sized pieces and set aside.
2
Place the zucchini into a large bowl. Drizzle about 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss with your clean hands to combine.
3
Heat a grill or griddle until hot, add zucchini in batches (do not crowd). Grill for 4 minutes or so, turning over once until zucchini is cooked through and perfectly charred.
4
Transfer to a serving platter and top the zucchini with lemon juice, feta, hot honey, walnuts and herbs. Add chili flakes salt and pepper if you wish. You can serve this dish warm or at room temperature.
5
Notes: Feel free to use regular honey instead of hot honey. Substitute feta with dairy-free feta or omit the feta to make this dish dairy free. I would not suggest making this dish days in advance, the texture of the zucchini will become too mushy.
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Fran Allen, CNP is a non-diet certified Holistic Nutritionist based in Toronto. Her work focuses on intuitive eating, achieving health at every size and dismantling diet culture. She uses her years of professional culinary experience to make meals fun, easy and satisfying.