One of the safest vegetables in the world is considered to be zucchini. The fact is that at the moment no cases of allergic reaction to this vegetable have been recorded.
However, such a weighty plus zucchini still does not make it popular. Many refuse to introduce zucchini in the diet for reasons of disgust to the taste. Someone does not understand at all how to cook zucchini deliciously. Let’s share the recipe for an excellent zucchini casserole.
Ingredients for zucchini casserole:
- zucchini – 4 pcs;
- salt – ½ tsp;
- onion – 2 pieces;
- vegetable oil – 2 tsp;
- carrots – pcs;
- sweet pepper – 4 pcs;
- eggs – 3 pcs;
- milk – 300 ml;
- olive oil – 30 ml;
- flour – 5 tbsp;
- leavening agent – 10 g;
- dill – bundle;
- cheese – 150 g;
- mayonnaise – 2 tsp;
- Greek yogurt – 3 tsp;
- juice of ½ lemon;
- green onions – a bunch.
Preparation of zucchini casserole:
Cut zucchini into half-rings, salt and leave in a separate container for 10 minutes. At this time, cut onions into half-rings, fry in vegetable oil in a frying pan.
Cover the pan with a lid, bring onions to softness on medium heat. Peel carrots, cut into half circles, put them on the onions. Cook the vegetable mixture under a lid over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Peppers are peeled from the insides, cut into small plates. Add the peppers to the vegetable mixture, salt to taste and stir. Cook the vegetable mixture under a lid for 7 minutes.
Squeeze zucchini from excess liquid, transfer to the vegetable mixture, mix the components. Cover the mixture with a lid and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes.
In a separate bowl break the eggs, pour the milk and thoroughly beat with a whisk. Add the olive oil to the mixture and stir.
Sift the flour and baking powder into the egg mixture and knead into a liquid dough. Finely chop the garlic and dill, transfer the garlic to the vegetable mixture 5 minutes before cooking in the pan. Dip
the chopped garlic into the batter, stir. Grease a baking tray with olive oil, place the soft stewed vegetables on the surface.
Pour the vegetable mixture on the tray with the dough, spread the mixture evenly over the surface. Shred cheese on large grating cutters, create a cheese cap on top of the future casserole.
Bake the dish in the oven at 180 degrees for 35-40 minutes. At
this time for the sauce combine mayonnaise with Greek yogurt. Finely chop green onions, put them in the sauce, pour also lemon juice and mix thoroughly.
This zucchini casserole is recommended to serve with prepared sauce. Greek yogurt can be replaced with sour cream if desired.
