Zucchini in a Sweet & Spicy Sauce

Name: Zucchini in a Sweet & Spicy Sauce
Ingredients: 5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil.; 4 Zucchini (white, or Lebanese zucchini) cut into 3cm-thick rounds; - 1 red onion thinly sliced.; 2 clove garlic thinly sliced.; 1 tbsp tomato purée.; - 2 tsp lime juice.; - 2 tbsp red wine vinegar.; 1 tablespoon brown sugar.; - 1 tsp dried chili flakes.; - 1/2 cup of fresh mint leaves.

5 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:51:32 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories213.6 kcal (11%)

Total Fat18.5 g (26%)

Carbs11.1 g (4%)

Sugars8.2 g (9%)

Protein2.9 g (6%)

Sodium19.8 mg (1%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

5 Tbspextra-virgin olive oil

4Zucchini

white, or Lebanese zucchini, cut into 3cm-thick rounds

1red onion

thinly sliced

2 clovegarlic

thinly sliced

1 Tbsptomato purée

2 tsplime juice

2 Tbspred wine vinegar

1 tablespoonbrown sugar

1 tspdried chili flakes

½ cupfresh mint leaves

Instructions

Step 1

Heat a frying pan over a medium-high heat and add the olive oil, season the zucchini and fry for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown, then set aside.

Step 2

Add the onion and turn down the heat to medium, sauté for 15 minutes until wilted, then add the sliced garlic, stir it all for 1 minute then remove from the pan and set it aside.

Step 3

In a separate small bowl, mix the tomato purée, vinegar, lime juice, chili flakes and sugar and pour it onto the frying pan, then return the zucchini pieces to the pan.

Step 4

Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, season, sprinkle over the chopped mint leaves, add a few more dried chili flakes and a drizzle of olive oil.

Step 5

Serve it hot.

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