Japanese grilled zucchini and green onions
If you’ve ever been in one of those Japanese steakhouses, then you must have tried the grilled zucchini – it makes a tender and flavorful side dish for the steak.
Thesesame seeds and soy sauce give the vegetables a robust flavor. Instead of having other high-carb side dishes choose the potassium and calcium-rich zucchini instead. A popular summer squash, the zucchini is sometimes called a courgette.
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Servings 4 people
Cost $4
Equipment
- Teppanyaki plate
- or: grilling pan
Ingredients
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 zucchini sliced diagonally
- 1/4 cup green onions chopped
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Slice the zucchini diagonally and set them aside
- Heat the teppanyaki plate (or your grilling pan) to medium heat and roast the sesame seeds for 1/2 minute
- Add the seeds to a bowl and set them aside
- Add the butter and sesame oil to the grill and mix it around until the butter has melted
- Add the zucchini slices to the surface and make sure every slice touches the plate
- After 4 minutes flip over the zucchini and let it grill for another 4, add salt and pepper to taste
- In the meantime, add the soy sauce to the bowl of sesame seeds
- Cut the green onions in thin rounds
- Put the zucchini on a plate, add the green onions on top and add the sauce to your taste or serve it in the bowl so your guests can add it to their liking.
- Serve the zucchini as a side dish for a rice or noodle dish
