I am not the biggest fan of summer (not Ohio’s summers, anyway. Mexico City’s summers are something different altogether) But one thing that I LOVE about summers is the fresh produce in the stores and markets. And one of my favorite products has to be zucchini. Calabazas, how they are called in Mexico, are so delicious that I could eat them all year long. In fact, I sometimes get them at my local Mexican store in winter risking being labeled as enemy of the environment for not buying local (kidding, kidding)
Anyway, I got these beautiful zucchinis yesterday thinking I wanted to make stuffed Italian zucchini. But I changed my mind this morning when I was making bread. Why not a zucchini and turkey bruschetta, I thought. So I made small oval bread loaves and had them for lunch. This is how they looked when they came out of the oven:
Zucchini and turkey bruschetta
Makes: 4-6 bruschettas
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 10 minutesFor this recipe you will need:
- 2-3 pieces of bread cut lengthwise (I used my whole-wheat loaves)
- 2 TBSP olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 2 large zucchinis diced
- 1 cup tomatoes diced
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- salt and pepper to taste
- parmessan cheese, chives, sesame seeds (optional)
Preparation:
- Pre-heat oven to 400ºF.
- In a large saucepan sautee onion and garlic. Add ground turkey and cook until brown. Season to taste.
- Add zucchinis, tomato, oregano basil and cook until zucchini is tender, about 10 minutes.
- Arrange bread on a baking sheet, put some of the zucchini on top with cheese, chives and sesame seeds. Sprinkle some olive oil on top.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
An easy and delicious recipe for a healthy lunch. If I could, I would include this recipe to my food event I Love Baking. Remember that tomorrow is the deadline to recive the first entries. After that I’ll post a roundup every two weeks. But that’s not all! Very exciting news are coming regarding this event. Stay tuned for more info. I assure you that this will be a lot of fun.
¡Buen provecho!
20 Replies
Great lunch idea…strangely enough I’m about to do a stuffed zucchini “mousaka” style. Great presentation Ben!
Posted on August 6th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Great way to use zucchini! I like to dice it and saute for omelettes and scrambled eggs, as well as pasta sauces.
Posted on August 6th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Oh, what a great idea & I have ground turkey in the freezer & zucchini in the garden…yum!
Posted on August 7th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Que rico!! aunque yo las haría sin el pavo… no me gusta muchote el pavo molido…. se me hace un poco fuerte de olor! Pero sin duda se ven deliciosas!!!!
Posted on August 7th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Colorful, delicious, and very healthy! Looks great Ben, but I have to say I’m very impressed you are making your own bread, which looks equally as good!
Posted on August 7th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Glad you’ve changed your mind and made these bruschettas. Yummy and satisfying too!
I hate hot summers although I’m grateful for the fresh produce we get this time of year.
Posted on August 8th, 2008 at 5:17 am
Lovely, Ben! I’d probably prefer them without the turkey, though – just the vegetables are my faves!
Posted on August 8th, 2008 at 6:49 am
That looks really good! Nice way to use zucchini.
Posted on August 9th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
YUM! Everybody’s doing zuchs right now and I am CRAVING them. Love the idea of these bruschettas. Especially the chunky aspect of them. Wish I wasn’t so lazy about lunch!
Posted on August 11th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
That looks like it could be my dinner tonight. I hoping a few zucchini are still hanging out in my refrigerator.
Posted on August 11th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Do you think this would still be good without the turkey?
Posted on August 14th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
I’ve been pulling about 1 zucchini a day from the garden. I’ve never eaten zucchini like this before, so this would be a great way to switch it up!
Posted on August 15th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Wow, this looks and sounds delicious!
Posted on August 16th, 2008 at 11:37 am
This looks so brightly colored, and fresh, and tasty, that I’d gladly eat it for any meal! Yum!
Posted on August 24th, 2008 at 10:12 am
These bruschettas look so summery and satisfying. And I love that word, Calabaza. I am going to say it for the rest of the day.
Posted on August 26th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
This looks fantastic! I never thought to use zucchini this way!
Posted on August 26th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Those look great Ben! I can’t believe I missed this post before! I am a big fan of zucchini!
Posted on August 29th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
OH those look yummy. I wish I had some zucchinis in the house. I have everything else!
Posted on September 10th, 2008 at 3:44 am
Serâ que me puedes mandar una orden por FedEx??
Un abrazo culinario (sin malinterpretaciones)
Posted on September 14th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
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