Parmesan Zucchini
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Swap frying your food in oil and instead turn to the oven! Spectrum High Heat Organic Sunflower Spray Oil can withstand very high temperatures, giving you that crispy, crunchy texture you look for in fried food. These parmesan zucchini sticks are a delicious example of the benefits of oven frying and are especially tasty when dipped in a sauce of roasted red peppers.
"These were delicious. We did not use the sauce but they were still great plain." - jlburgartYield: 4 Servings Ready in 4 hours, 10 minutes
Cuisine: Northwest FavsMain Ingredient: Zucchini
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| as neededSpectrum High Heat Organic Sunflower Spray Oil; pan spray |
| 3 largeZucchini (about 1 1/2 lbs) |
| 1 cupDry bread crumbs |
| 1/2 cupDry Panko |
| 1/4 cupShredded Parmesan Cheese; equals 1 ounce |
| 1/2 tspSalt |
| 1/2 tspBlack pepper |
| 1/2 cupEgg Substitute |
| SAUCE |
| 3 medRed bell pepper |
| 2 Plum tomatoes; sliced lengthwise |
| 1/2 cupFrench baguette; 1/2 inch cubes |
| 1 1/2 tspSmoked Almonds |
| 1 TEVO Oil |
| 1 TSherry vinegar or red wine vinegar |
| 1/4 tspSpanish smoked Paprika |
| 1/4 tspKosher Salt |
| 1/8 tspground red pepper |
| 1 largeClove garlic |
Parmesan Zucchini Preparation
Directions
Preheat broiler.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
To prepare sauce, cut bell peppers in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membranes. Place bell pepper halves and tomatoes, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; flatten bell peppers with hand. Broil 10 minutes or until blackened. Place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 15 minutes. Peel and coarsely chop, reserving any liquid.
Combine bell peppers, reserved liquid, tomatoes, and next 8 ingredients (through garlic) in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.
To prepare zucchini, cut 1 zucchini in half crosswise; cut each half lengthwise into 8 wedges. Repeat procedure with remaining zucchini.
Combine breadcrumbs, panko, cheese, 1/2 tsp salt, and black pepper in a shallow dish. Dip zucchini in egg substitute; dredge in breadcrumb mixture.
Place zucchini on a wire rack coated with Spectrum High Heat Organic Sunflower Spray Oil. Lightly coat zucchini with Spectrum High Heat Organic Sunflower Spray Oil.
Bake at 400°F for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately with sauce.
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Parmesan Zucchini oven-fried with Spectrum High Heat Organic Sunflower Oil
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This tasted so great and it was crispy like being fried. Yummi!
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These were delicious. We did not use the sauce but they were still great plain.
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Crispy fried with the high heat oil. The zucchini was nice and soft.
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