See below for all the benefits for having this side-dish tonight.
Flowers can be fried or chopped into a salad, but the plant will not produce a zucchini from that vine.
Serves 8
3 pounds (1,35 kg) = 4-6 organic zucchini, trimmed and sliced into 1/2-inch (12 mm) thick rounds
1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
2 Tbs. (30 ml) red wine vinegar
1/2 cup (65 g) each chopped: roasted organic pistachios and fresh mint
1. Sautée the zucchini with half of the oil over medium-high.
2. Add half the zucchini. Cook 5 minutes.
3. Transfer to a serving bowl.
4. Repeat with the remaining oil and zucchini.
5. Add to the bowl and drizzle with red wine vinegar.
6. Sprinkle with half the pistachios and mint. Toss.
7. Top with remains chopped pistachios and mint.
8. Serve at room temperature.
Pistachio tree:
- loaded with nutrients
- high in antioxidants
- low calories year high in protein
- may help weight lose
- promote healthy gut bacteria
- may lower cholesterol and blood pressure
- may benefit blood vessels
- may lower blood sugar
Mint health benefits:
- allergies
- breast-feeding
- common cold
- indigestion and gas
- irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- gastic ulcers
- pain relief
- skin cooling affects by insect bites or rash
- oral health
- +++ adds great flavor
Zucchini (British: courgette) contains:
Flowers can be fried or chopped into a salad, but the plant will not produce a zucchini from that vine.- folate
- potassium
- provitamin A
