A neighbor told me she was trying to get her kids to eat more zucchini, by oven frying them as french fries, (the latest craze). But was having trouble getting her kids used to eating the new style of french fries. When I told her how I made my zucchini oven baked fries, she asked me to post the recipe, so it would be readily available. She said she knew her kids would definitely eat these zucchini fries!!
First let's start by making our Onion Garlic Dip. This dip is so good, you can make it up and serve it with your raw vegetable tray at your next party, (along side or instead of the usual Ranch Dip)!
You will need
1 medium onion
2 cloves garlic
1 Tabs butter
2 Tabs apple cider vinegar
2 Tabs honey
1 Tabs yellow mustard
1 cup mayonnaise
salt and pepper, (to taste)
Peel and slice your onions
Melt the butter in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Add the sliced onions. Cook, stirring occasionally until the onions soften and start to caramelized, (about 12 - 15 minutes)
While the onions are cooking, slice your garlic
Don't forget to salt and pepper the onions, (this will get some flavor into the onions - I add about 1/2 teas of salt and pepper).
Now that the onions have softened and are staring to turn slightly brown, add the garlic.
Keep stirring, so that the garlic doesn't burn. You want the onions to get a nice deep brown color. About another 5 minutes. It will smell wonderful.
OK, turn off the heat - now add in the apple cider vinegar, and stir the onions.
add the onions to your food processor
Also add your honey, and mustard
Add your mayonnaise. Now blend until smooth, (about 2 minutes).
Give it a taste, you will probably want to add a little more salt and pepper, (depending on your family's taste). That's it.
Transfer to a bowl and set in the refrigerator. This is so awesome!! It's a great dip for vegetables and over fish or chicken.
Now let's get the zucchini fries going. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees
You will need:
1 medium(ish sized ) Zucchini
1 teas salt
1 teas pepper
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1 cup Panko bread crumbs
1 egg
1 teas oil
1 Tabs Italian seasoning
1 Tabs garlic powder
1 Tabs onion powder
1 teas chili powder
1 teas paprika
Wash and slice your zucchini into french fry shapes. I like to leave the skin on, but it's not necessary.
Into a small bowl mix 1 egg, 1 teas oil, and 1 teas water. (the oil helps the zucchini brown in the oven, and the water helps the egg mixture fluff up). Trust me, this method really does work.
Whisk the mixture together well.
In another bowl mix together your dry seasonings, (I listed the seasonings that I like, but you can mix up what your family likes. Add these to the bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Stir to mix well
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spray the paper with baking spray
Dip the zucchini slices in the egg mixture, shake off the excess egg mixture.
Then coat the zucchini with the seasoned bread crumb mixture.
Place the breaded zucchini sticks on the parchment lined baking sheet Bake for 15 minutes
After 15 minutes turn the zucchini over, notice how nice and brown it's starting to get. Continue cooking for about another 10 minutes.
When the other side is nicely browned, remove from oven, take the dip out of the refrigerator and serve.
There you have it!! Ready to go and delicious.
Try it!! Your family will love it. I once said that as long as you have a good dipping sauce, you could probably get kids to eat cardboard. And this onion garlic dipping sauce is very good.
What seasonings did you use for your zucchini fries?
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