Baked Zucchini Fries with Pesto Yogurt Dipping Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- Quick Pickled Strawberries with Black Pepper and Tarragon by Simple Bites
- Pea and Arugula Pesto by Floating Kitchen
- Creamy Grilled Corn Pasta by Completely Delicious
- Chocolate Strawberry Protein Smoothie by The Lemon Bowl
- Crispy Chicken & Cucumber Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette by Climbing Grier Mountain
- Healthy Zucchini Muffins by Gimme Some Oven
- Fresh Corn Salad by Bless this Mess
- Apricot Glazed Chicken by Vintage Mixer
- Spinach Pesto by Mountain Mama Cooks
- Papaya Seed Vinaigrette Dressing by Kitchen Confidante
- Peach Salad with Grilled Chicken and Raspberries by Well Plated
- Poached Beets with Star Anise and Cinnamon by Project Domestication
- Strawberry Fields Panzanella Salad with Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette by Flavor the Moments
- Grilled Flatbread with Peaches and Arugula Pesto by Foodie Crush
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- Baked Zucchini Fries with Pesto Yogurt Dipping Sauce Recipe Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck
- ½ cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt 3 tbsp basil pesto ⅛ tsp salt
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July 13, 2015Love baked zucchini fries and this time of year it helps use up our abundance of zucchini
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