Zucchini is still coming out of my garden. I found this yummy marinated zucchini salad over at Kalyn’s Kitchen. The combination of zucchini along with Italian dressing, olives and marinated artichokes was one I couldn’t pass up. This salad is easy but you do need to plan ahead due to the 4-8 hours of marinating time. For me, I say the longer the better. I must say I love artichokes. So YUMMY! This salad was delish!
Here is what you need to make the
Marinated Zucchini Salad
ZUCCHINI
LARGE PITTED BLACK OLIVES
MARINATED ARTICHOKE HEARTS
REDÂ PEPPER (I USED SOME RED AND SOME GREEN BECAUSE I HAD THAT ON HAND)
RED ONION
ITALIAN DRESSING ( I RECOMMEND GETTING ONE WITH A NICE STRONG FLAVOR)
Optional: additional 1/4 cup grated parmesan to sprinkle over salad just before serving
Instructions
Cut zucchini into quarter slices or bite sized pieces. (If you’re using large zucchini, cut away the seeds and most of the white part.)
Steam zucchini until barely tender/crisp, about 3 minutes, then drain very well. (You can plunge the steamed zucchini into water with ice cubes to stop the cooking if you’re in a hurry)
While zucchini is cooking, open olives and artichoke hearts and dump into a colander to drain well. (Draining the zucchini and olives well is essential or the finished salad will be watery.)
Chop the red bell pepper and red onion into bite-sized pieces.
Combine zucchini, olives, artichoke hearts, red pepper and red onion in plastic or glass container with a lid (or use a Ziploc bag.)
Pour dressing over, just enough to cover veggies, and stir gently. (use part of the dressing to marinate the veggies and then stir in a little more dressing when I serve it.)
Marinate in refrigerator 4-8 hours. Turn it over once in a while to keep the vegetables covered with dressing.  Just before serving stir in a little of the reserved dressing. Sprinkle the salad with more freshly grated Parmesan cheese when serving if desired.
So glad you enjoyed the recipe! And I must say, your photo of this is fantastic! I like the idea of using part red and part green pepper too; I will remember that!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe! And I must say, your photo of this is fantastic! I like the idea of using part red and part green pepper too; I will remember that!
Hi! I love your blog and have tried(and loved) so many of your recipes. Thank you for trying them and posting them for us. Anyway, I have a question. I have made your chocolate chip cookies many, many times, but the last couple times they have ended up kind of flaky. I can’t think of anything I’m doing different, so I am wondering if you know what would cause my cookies to be flaky? Thanks!
Hi! I love your blog and have tried(and loved) so many of your recipes. Thank you for trying them and posting them for us. Anyway, I have a question. I have made your chocolate chip cookies many, many times, but the last couple times they have ended up kind of flaky. I can’t think of anything I’m doing different, so I am wondering if you know what would cause my cookies to be flaky? Thanks!
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This is the first time I’ve visited your site in a few weeks…it looks amazing! Love the makeover, Laura! 🙂
This is the first time I’ve visited your site in a few weeks…it looks amazing! Love the makeover, Laura! 🙂
So glad you enjoyed the recipe! And I must say, your photo of this is fantastic! I like the idea of using part red and part green pepper too; I will remember that!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe! And I must say, your photo of this is fantastic! I like the idea of using part red and part green pepper too; I will remember that!
Hi! I love your blog and have tried(and loved) so many of your recipes. Thank you for trying them and posting them for us. Anyway, I have a question. I have made your chocolate chip cookies many, many times, but the last couple times they have ended up kind of flaky. I can’t think of anything I’m doing different, so I am wondering if you know what would cause my cookies to be flaky? Thanks!
Hi! I love your blog and have tried(and loved) so many of your recipes. Thank you for trying them and posting them for us. Anyway, I have a question. I have made your chocolate chip cookies many, many times, but the last couple times they have ended up kind of flaky. I can’t think of anything I’m doing different, so I am wondering if you know what would cause my cookies to be flaky? Thanks!