Cheese Tomatoes With Zucchini

Many people feared tomatoes for more than 200 years. People thought the tomatoe was poison.  

Zucchini is part of the gourd family. Native to Central America and Mexico. Zucchini is grown in United States during the warm season. 

This is a easy side dish. Delicious! You don't have to put as much green onions as I did. Chopped red onions would be good. Onion powder would  be good. 

Cheese Tomatoes With Zucchini 
Recipe By Christine at Christine's Pantry 

Ingredients:
2 tomato, sliced
salt and pepper 
1 tablespoon garlic powder 
2 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese 
Dizzle Italian Salad Dressing 
Slice Green Onions, 2

Directions:

Slice tomatoes and add remaining ingredients. Place on plate. 

In separate skillet over medium heat, add sliced zucchini, salt and pepper to taste. Cook until tender.  

Until next time, 

Christine 

Zucchini and Tomato Skillet

Zucchini is a summer squash. Meaning zucchini harvested while immature. The rind is tender and edible. Botanically zucchini is a fruit. In the culinary world it's treated like a vegetable. It's harvested when it reaches 9 to 10 inches long, it loses taste if it grows longer than 9 to 10 inches. 

Zucchini was developed in Italy in 19 century near Milan. Their name comes for an Italian word, squash ("zucca"). The other name courgette comes from French for this vegetable. Zucchini came to North America in 1920s, may have been brought by Italian immigrants. Good chance is was first cultivation in California. People in USA, Canada and Australia call it the Italian name, Zucchini. In South Africa is called "baby marrow." 

Zucchini like the temperate climate and is easy to cultivate. Farmers try to control production by harvesting the flower, which can be sold at high cost, due to it's consider a delicatessen. They required a great number of bees for pollination. 

Zucchini very healthy, because they contain folate, vitamin A and potassium. As mention, they are harvested when very young for good taste. 

Zucchini can be eaten raw in salad, or grilling, frying, steam, boil and baking. 

Zucchini flowers are stuffed, battered and than deep fried. Tempura, Japanese dish.  

Mexicans like to use zucchini in soup. Quesadillas for a filling. 

Easy way to cook zucchini is slice it with skin on cooked in butter or olive oil with seasonings.

In Bulgarian, they cook zucchini as a snack, serve with dip. 

Egyptians, cook zucchini in tomato sauce with onions and garlic. 

History by Vegetable Facts