Zucchini with sunflower seeds Recipe
This is a delight for your taste buds and benefit for your health.
Easy recommendation: this goes excellently with fried or baked fish, poultry meat and hamburgers.
Ingredients
- 2 medium zucchini
- 3 tbs olive oil
- 3 tbs sunflower seeds, without husks
- 80 g butter
- 1 clove garlic, pressed
- ½ lemon, grated rind and juice
- ½ tbs sugar
- ½ tsp sea salt
Directions
1.
Wash zucchini, remove the stem and cut lengthwise in ½ cm thick slices.
2.
Fry the slices in olive oil, in batches, on both sides until light brown. Slices should stay al dente. Place on a paper towel to remove the excess oil and keep warm.
3.
Lightly toast sunflower seeds in a pan without oil; set aside to cool.
4.
Sauté garlic in hot butter for a very brief time.
5.
Add toasted sunflower seeds, lemon juice and zest, sugar and salt to the butter and garlic. Simmer the sauce, stirring constantly, for 3-4 minutes.
6.
Pour the sauce over fried zucchini slices and serve immediately.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 262g | |
| Recipe makes 2 servings | |
| Calories 526 | |
| Calories from Fat 477 | 91% |
| Total Fat 54.26g | 68% |
| Saturated Fat 23.53g | 94% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 86mg | 29% |
| Sodium 831mg | 35% |
| Potassium 529mg | 15% |
| Total Carbs 11.02g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.5g | 8% |
| Sugars 6.66g | 4% |
| Protein 3.24g | 5% |
