Lemony Grilled Zucchini Rollups
July 22, 2009 in Appetizers, Gluten Free, Healthy Fare, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Entrees
I have really enjoyed grilling this summer, especially veggies. This recipe was created by accident – I originally thought of just roasting the zucchini and then chopping it and mixing it with a little cheese. But, the grilled zucchini planks just looked so pretty off the grill, I decided to leave them whole and roll them up with a little soft cheese inside.
Goat cheese would be tasty in this, but cream cheese with a little lemon zest achieves the same tart-ness and is much more frugal.
Remember to blot the oil off the zucchini planks after they cook or they will be too oily to pick up as a finger food.
LEMONY GRILLED ZUCCHINI ROLLUPS
4 medium zucchini
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon lemon zest
Salt and pepper to taste
Cut ends off zucchini and then slice in long planks that are 1/4 inch wide. Toss planks in oil. Grill on a very hot grill for 1 or 2 minutes on each side, until zucchini is softened and have nice browned grill marks. Let zucchini planks cool and then bot with paper towels to remove oil.
Mix together cream cheese, lemon zest and salt and pepper. Spread about 1 teaspoon of cream cheese mixture on one side of each zucchini plank. Roll up plank with cream cheese in center. Secure with toothpicks and serve as appetizers.
Makes 16 appetizers.
– posted by Donna
What a great recipe. Definitely sounds good to me!
Thanks so much Kalyn – you have inspired me so many times, it is nice to be able to return the favor!
Oh, yummy! Zucchini has got to be my favorite summertime vegetable….and with cheese….mmmmmm.
A funny story: I lived in a little farm town for a couple of years. The locals gave me this piece of advice that I chose to ignore:
When you go into town in the summertime, be sure to lock your car doors when you park. Otherwise you will come back to a backseat full of zucchinis that people are trying to get rid of. They grew very plentiful in that little town! It was heavenly and I still haven’t gotten my fill of this great veggie!
Laurie – If you parked outside my house during the next few weeks, you would come back to a car full of squash!
The Kelly family garden is about to explode with summer squash!
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These zucchini roll ups look awesome! Thanks for entering them into Get Grillin’
Marla – You are most welcome, and thanks for a great blog event!