Here are some great zucchini tips and ideas

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Ingredients

Raw:
- Cut zucchinis into strips and include them in a platter of crudites.
- Shred them into salads.
- Prepare a salad from shredded zucchini and shredded carrots; add a dressing and enjoy.
- Dice them and add to a chopped salad.
- Puree them in the blender with a little water, and add seasoning to create a sauce

Instructions

Cooked:
- Zucchinis can be steamed, boiled, baked, fried, and stuffed.
- Steamed: With their high water content they can be cooked without water in a pot with a tight fitting lid. Otherwise, steam them in a small amount of water, about 1/4" in the bottom of the pot, for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Baked: Slice zucchini, chop onions, shred carrots, chop peppers, chop tomatoes. Layer the vegetables in a casserole with seasonings and herbs. Cover bake at 350°F for about 45 minutes.
- Stuffed: Core out the centers of each squash. Chop onions, mushrooms, peppers, tofu, tomatoes. Add seasonings and stuff. Bake covered in a casserole with tomato sauce at 350°F for about 45 to 60 minutes.

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