{"id":10800,"date":"2025-07-23T03:57:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/?p=10800"},"modified":"2025-07-23T03:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:57:25","slug":"zucchini-salad-with-lemon-vinaigrette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/zucchini-salad-with-lemon-vinaigrette.html","title":{"rendered":"Zucchini Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This raw zucchini salad recipe is a simple, elegant summer side dish.\u00a0 Sneaky way to get a vegetable in at a BBQ.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lemon Vinaigrette<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 c minced shallot (used red onion)<\/li>\n<li>3 small-medium zucchini<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 c toasted pine nuts<\/li>\n<li>1 Tab chopped chives<\/li>\n<li>Handful of basil<\/li>\n<li>Shaved Parmesan, optional<\/li>\n<li>Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make Lemon Vinaigrette dressing.<\/li>\n<li>Mix in shallots.<\/li>\n<li>Set aside.<\/li>\n<li>Use a vegetable peeler or mandolin slice zucchini into thin strips.<\/li>\n<li>Place the zucchini in a large bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Toss with drizzles of the dressing,<\/li>\n<li>Transfer the zucchini to a platter.Top with the pine nuts, chives, basil, and a few shavings of Parmesan, if using.<\/li>\n<li>Drizzle with more dressing.<\/li>\n<li>Season with salt and pepper, to taste.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Serves:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> 4<br \/>\n<strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong> loveandlemons.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Long strips look lovely, but how to eat?\u00a0 If you plate the zucchini and sprinkle nuts etc. the nuts will not end up left on the platter.<br \/>\nIf family, cut them into four pieces or rounds.\u00a0 Leave them in the bowl and toss with nuts, chives, and basil when ready to serve.\u00a0 Dress to taste, sprinkle with Parmesan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Lemon Vinaigrette<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>This easy lemon vinaigrette recipe is a great one to have in your back pocket. It&#8217;s delicious and versatile &#8211; perfect for tossing with salads, roasted vegetables, and more!\u00a0 No vinegar makes a difference.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00bc c fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">1 small garlic clove, grated<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">1 tsp Dijon mustard<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00bc tsp sea salt, more to taste<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00bd tsp honey, or maple syrup, optional (honey used)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00bc to \u2153 c extra-virgin olive oil<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00bd tsp fresh or dried thyme, optional (not used)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, garlic, mustard, salt, pepper, and honey, if using.<\/li>\n<li>Drizzle in the olive oil while whisking and continue to whisk until the dressing is emulsified. Alternatively, combine everything in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake to combine.<\/li>\n<li>If your dressing is too tangy, add more olive oil, to taste.<\/li>\n<li>Add the thyme, if desired, and season to taste.<\/li>\n<li>Store in the fridge for up to 1 week. The olive oil will solidify a bit<br \/>\nin the fridge. To soften, let the dressing sit at room temp for a few minutes and stir before using.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Notes:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Use a jar!!\u00a0 Honey takes a little effort to incorporate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Serves:\u00a0 <\/strong>Makes 1\/2 cup.<br \/>\n<strong>Source:\u00a0 <\/strong>loveandlemons.com\/lemon-vinaigrette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This raw zucchini salad recipe is a simple, elegant summer side dish.\u00a0 Sneaky way to get a vegetable in at a BBQ. Ingredients: Lemon Vinaigrette 1\/4 c minced shallot (used red onion) 3 small-medium zucchini 1\/4 c toasted pine nuts 1 Tab chopped chives Handful of basil Shaved Parmesan, optional Sea salt and freshly ground &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/zucchini-salad-with-lemon-vinaigrette.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Zucchini Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[98,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-salad-dressings","category-salads-and-salad-dressings"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10800"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10805,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10800\/revisions\/10805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}