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Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese
As zucchini season is in full swing I want to share a recipe for this amazing appetizer: zucchini rolls with cream cheese, garlic and fresh herbs stuffing.
I must say it is one of my favorite finger foods. I think I can eat the whole plate of these by myself.
Use mandoline to slice zucchini here, it will make life much easier and will speed process up a lot.
If you want to reduce oil intake – roasting zucchini in the oven in grilling skillet can be an option to.
Ingredients:
- 2 medium size zucchini, about 1.5lb in total
- 1 pack of cream cheese (8oz)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon of sour cream
- Small bunch of fresh dill
- Small bunch of fresh parsley
- Ground black pepper to taste
- Salt to taste
- Olive oil for frying
Tools:
Paper towels- Mandoline slicer
- Toothpicks
How to prepare, step-by-step:
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Prepare ingredients:
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese: Step 1 -
Cut off stems from zucchini and slice them lengthwise into stripes. I used setting a bit thicker than thinnest on my mandoline:
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese: Step 2 -
Salt each slice of zucchini generously from each side and arrange them all on a plate. Set aside for 15-20 mins. They will produce juice, so use big enough plate to make sure it will not overflow:
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese: Step 3 -
In a mixing bowl mash cream cheese with a fork a bit to soften it up:
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese: Step 4 -
Add chopped dill and parsley:
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese: Step 5 -
Press garlic:
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese: Step 6 -
Season with salt and pepper to taste:
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese: Step 7 -
And mix:
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese: Step 8 - Rinse zucchini stripes of salt in cold water, pat them dry with paper towels.
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Warm up skillet with olive oil. Fry each slice from both sides until colored:
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese: Step 10 -
Move cooked zucchini to a paper towel to remove excess of oil:
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese: Step 11 -
When zucchini slices are cooled down to room temperature, it is time to assemble rolls:
Spread cream cheese stuffing Carefully fold it into a roll Secure with a toothpick -
Repeat with all zucchini slices:
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese: Step 12 -
And serve as appetizer:
Zucchini Rolls with Cream Cheese
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Is it necessary to salt the zucchini? I have high blood pressure & need to watch how much salt I use. I realize the salt is rinsed off. I tried to google search how much might be absorbed but I couldn't find anything. I look forward to your recipes. They're all so interesting.
Salt takes away zucchini juices, w/o salting them they will be watery I think. But health is definitely more important than texture, if you want to reduce salt - skip it.