In the last few years, zucchini dishes have become a trend not only in our country, but also in Europe. Probably, the trend of cooking zucchini dishes came along with the fashion for healthy eating. It
is known that zucchini is rich in vitamin C. So, this vegetable can be consumed by people who are allergic to citrus fruits. In addition, unlike citrus fruits, you can make more hearty dishes for dinner or lunch from zucchini.
It is worth giving a recipe for zucchini hearty casserole, which will replace even meat viands on the table.
Ingredients for zucchini casserole:
- Zucchini – 2 pcs;
- Vegetable oil – 90 ml;
- Onions – 2 pcs;
- Carrots – 1 pc;
- Bulgarian pepper – 2 pcs;
- Garlic – 1 clove;
- Eggs – 3 pcs;
- Milk – 300 ml;
- Flour – 10 tbsp;
- Leavening agent – 10 g;
- Dill – 3 tbsp;
- Mozzarella cheese – 130 g;
- Mayonnaise – 1 tbsp;
- Sour cream – 2 tbsp;
- Lemon juice;
- Green onions – a bunch.
Preparation of zucchini casserole:
Make longitudinal incisions on zucchini with a fork, get rid of the stalks. Divide zucchini into two parts lengthwise, cut into semicircles
. Put zucchini in a container, salt and leave until the juice is released.
Cut onions
in
half rings, cut carrots in half rings as well.
Heat 60 ml of vegetable oil in a frying pan, fry onions until soft, then add carrots
.
At this time, get rid of the insides of the bell pepper, cut into small pieces, send to the onions and carrots in the frying pan, stir.
Do not forget to salt the vegetable mass.
From zucchini drain excess liquid, put it to the vegetables. Stew the vegetable mass for 15 minutes under a lid on medium heat.
Grate a garlic clove into the vegetable mass, mix the ingredients.
In a separate bowl beat eggs, mix with milk. Pour flour and leavening agent into the mixture, stir and get rid of lumps.
Pour vegetable oil into the mixture, add chopped dill.
Grease the surface of the baking tray with a drop of vegetable oil, lay the stewed vegetables on the surface, spread an even layer.
On the layer of vegetables pour the prepared mixture (similar to dough), cover with shredded cheese and bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 40 minutes.
For the sauce, mix sour cream with mayonnaise and lemon juice in a bowl. Chop
green onions and add to the prepared sauce.
The result is a zucchini casserole with a delicate sauce. This dish can be considered dietary, since there are no particularly harmful components in it.
