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Back in the good ol’ days, before I become a Trim Healthy Teen, we rolled sliced zucchini in bread crumbs and fried it. I got hungry for this yummy side dish the other day, so I decided to try a healthy version. Whaddya know…it turned out just as good as the old version. I’m staying with my grandparents right now while I’m working in Ohio for the summer, and my grandpa exclaimed something along the lines of, “Are you sure this is healthy?”
This makes a super-easy side dish that takes no time at all to throw together. The flaxmeal makes a crispy coating, and it’s cheap! I used some golden flaxmeal that my grandma had on hand, but at home we usually buy golden flax seeds in bulk and grind them in a coffee grinder for an inexpensive flour.
I served this fried zucchini with loaded baked “potato” soup and a nice salad for a supper full of healthy veggies.
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Question of the day: what’s your favorite summer side dish?
You can find this recipe in my cookbook, Necessary Food.
- Butter or refined coconut oil for frying
- Sliced zucchini (maybe ⅛" thick or so)
- 1 beaten egg
- Golden flaxmeal for breading
- Salt and pepper
- Heat your butter or coconut oil in a nonstick skillet until good and hot. When the oil is hot, dip your sliced zucchini one at a time into the egg wash, then into the golden flaxmeal (covering both sides well). Place in the hot butter/coconut oil and fry on both sides until crispy and golden-brown. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
Hi! I have both your cookbooks and love them! Can we make this with THM baking blend?
I haven’t tried that but I imagine it would work? Might not get as crispy.
Could you recommend a dipping sauce to go along with this? 🙂
One of my favorites is to mix a little sriracha with Ranch!
I tried this recipe to make fried pickles tonight and WOW! Out-of-this-world deliciousness!! I added a little cajun seasoning to mine, but not much. Thank you for the recipe, Briana!!
Great idea!
God bless you Briana! This is my favorite every summer and I was hoping there was a THM version!!!! You just made my summer! I can’t wait to try it!
Thank you so much for this idea !!! I made this last night and my husband actually thought they were pickles before he tasted one!! I live in Minnesota, which is known for their State Fair food, & I always get the fried pickles there….they look just like this, well almost. So today for lunch I used your recipe but substituted pickles instead. It’s days like this that remind me why THM works!!! Thank you so much! !!
That’s awesome! I loved fried pickles!
That’s funny, because my family has been doing the exact same thing to our squash. It’s really yummy. 🙂 We dip it in egg/almond milk wash, we roll it in golden flax meal, and then we fry it in butter! Our fresh garden squash always tastes super yummy like that (my picky 8 year old brother loves it).
Thanks for sharing Briana! 🙂
Great minds think alike, what can I say?