Sautéed Zucchini

Published July 28, 2010 at 6:51 a.m.

I saw a table at the market the other night groaning under the weight of a mountain of summer squash. Squash that looked like it wanted to avalanche its way into my basket. I took pity, grabbed a bunch and made my way home. I ended up using a couple that night in a favorite nothing-to-it zucchini recipe. So, I thought I'd share the recipe with you, along with a few non-recipe related links. First, the zucchini. It's a single-skillet kind of thing. Coins of zucchini are browned in a pan, but the thing that makes it special is the toasted golden slivers of garlic combined with lots of fresh dill, plus a sprinkling of almonds for crunch. Prep takes five minutes, if that, and you can treat this as a side dish, or use it as a component of something else...

For example, I often cook up a pan of the zucchini like this, then use it to top off a frittata. You might toss it with a short pasta, a bit of slivered basil, and a bit of feta - also delicious. Over farro, not bad. Baked as a hand-pie in a simple pastry with a smudge of goat cheese? Even better. Anyhow, it's really adaptable. And for those of you who don't use much dill in your cooking...let me just say, dill is under-rated and under-utilized. The more I cook with it, the more I love it - fingers crossed you like this spin as much as I do.

And before I sign off, a few links - because I'm long overdue for a proper "favorites" list:

- I've been using this for a few months, and love it.
- Best ever Redfin listing: La Miniatura.
- Thinking my nephew might like this when he sleeps over.
- More summer camping inspiration.
- If I needed a clothing rack, this would be the one for me.
- Perfect stripes. (via Bliss)
- Loving this idea: banana bread made with chocolate coated walnuts.
- Better than the paper kind. (via innumerable goods)
- Hoping Little Flower School someday makes a visit to SF.
- Summer pizza edition of this joy + ride
- Quinoa Falafel @ Sprouted Kitchen.
- And lastly - hoping for an English version of this.

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