Seared Summer Squash

Easy and quick to make dish for summer squashes or zucchini. I actually used both to make this dish looking more festive.

I believe it is also light, especially if amount of oil used is reduced to minimum, squashes are actually being cooked in their own juices.

Seared squashes can be served as a dish on its own or as a side dish for a meat main course.

Ingredients:

  • 1lb of summer squash or zucchini, or a combination of these
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tbsp of chopped fresh greens (parsley and dill)
  • Thyme to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp of oil

How to prepare, step-by-step:

  1. Prepare ingredients:
    Seared Summer Squash Recipe: Step 1
  2. Rinse squash, remove stem parts and slice them into stripes about 1/5 of inch thick lengthwise:
    Seared Summer Squash Recipe: Step 2
  3. Warm frying pan up with a tablespoon of oil over moderate heat, add sliced squash and cook, when slices at the bottom become softer, shuffle them around to cook evenly until all slices are soft:
    Seared Summer Squash Recipe: Step 3
  4. Salt to taste:
    Seared Summer Squash Recipe: Step 4
  5. Season with thyme:
    Seared Summer Squash Recipe: Step 5
  6. Peel garlic clove, press it to the pan, mix and cook for 3 mins more:
    Seared Summer Squash Recipe: Step 6
  7. Then season with fresh chopped greens:
    Seared Summer Squash Recipe: Step 7
  8. Mix and remove from the burner:
    Seared Summer Squash Recipe: Step 8
  9. Serve as a side dish for meat or vegetable dish on its own:
    Seared Summer Squash Recipe: Step 9
Enjoy!