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Zucchini With Cilantro And Cream

My husband, Ivan, and I moved to Corsica from Madagascar eleven years ago on a whim. We restored an abandoned convent and saved the thousand-year-old olive grove surrounding it. Today we produce an olive oil called 'de pays de Corse Ivan Popoff.'

Type: Side dish
Courses: Vegetables
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons 30mlButter - (1/4 stick)
2 tablespoons 30mlGarlic cloves - minced (large)
1 3/4 lbs 794g / 28ozZucchini - trimmed, and
  Cut into 1/3"-thick rounds
4 tablespoons 60mlChopped fresh cilantro
1/3 cup 78mlWhipping cream
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and saute 10 seconds. Add zucchini and 2 tablespoons cilantro; saute until zucchini is crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add cream and simmer until juices thicken slightly, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons cilantro.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, May 2002

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