Entrees » Zucchini Primavera
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small shallot, minced
- 2 large zucchini, cut into thin horizontal fettuccine-like strips with a mandoline or sharp knife
- 1 large carrot or 4 whole baby carrots
- ½ cup white wine (suggestion: Chardonnay)
- 3-5 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup smoked tomato sauce (ingredients & recipe below)
- 1 tbsp tomato juice
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground pepper
- pinch of fresh thyme
- 2 tbsp butter
Smoked Tomato Sauce
- 4 large tomatoes
- 3 cloves garlic, roasted
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt to taste
Salad
- small handful of basil
- 2 chive flowers (optional)
- 3-4 slices of radish
- small handful of toasted almonds, chopped
- lemon confit (optional - instructions below)
- pinch of salt & pepper
Lemon Confit
- 1 cup water
- peels of 4 lemons
- 6 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 1 garlic clove
- pinch of salt
How-to
Smoked Tomato Sauce
- Soak wood chips of your choice in water for 5-10 minutes, then dry them
- Put them in tin foil and burn them under the grill
- Grill the the tomatoes
- Mash them and add rest of ingredients
Saute Vegetables
- Heat fry pan over medium heat & add olive oil
- When oil is heated, add garlic & shallots until sweating
- Turn up heat and add thin zucchini slices, carrots and cook for a minute
- Add wine and mix to combine
- Add cherry tomatoes, smoked tomato sauce*, tomato juice, salt and pepper
- Add a pinch of fresh thyme and 2 tbsp butter
- Cook just to melt butter and combine ingredients; keep vegetables crisp
Make Salad & Plate
- Lay zucchini on a plate
- Place vegetables on top and pour sauce over the top
- Combine the salad ingredients and drizzle with lemon confit* and season with salt and pepper
- Place salad on top of vegetables, add another drizzle of lemon confit and serve
Lemon Confit (optional)*
- Using a vegetable peeler, remove peels from lemons in long strips
- Blanch peels in small saucepan of boiling water for 10 seconds; drain, repeat this step two more times
- Bring 6 tbsp lemon juice, olive oil, canola oil, garlic, pinch of salt to a simmer over very low heat, as low as the flame will go, for 2 minutes. Add lemon peel. DO NOT raise the heat for any reason. Heat until peel is soft (about 1 hour). Or instead of putting it on the stove, add lemon peel and cover with foil. Place in a low oven, 200º, for approximately 1 hour)
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Cool
* Note - Can be made and kept for 1 month. Keep chilled and completely covered in oil
Imani Greer
Chef Greer's love of cooking began when he was just 7 years old. Cooking for his brothers on Saturday morning while they were watching cartoons, he would lay out a brunch buffet for the family. That passion was continually reinforced by his mother and grandmother as he continued to grow. Now working at Tastings Wine Bar & Bistro he loves working with fresh local ingredients and highlighting the fresh wonderful natural flavors from the farm to the table.
Zucchini plays the role of pasta in this bright, fresh, flavorful vegetarian dish. And it carries the flavors of the smoked tomato sauce, fresh tomatoes and garlic so well, you'll be raiding the neighbor's garden looking for more!
Imani Greer 5 stars based on 2 reviewsComments (1)
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Posted Thursday, July 9, 2009, at 11:01 pm by Carol Viera:Beautiful! Definitely one I'll try.
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