Crispy Oven Zucchini Fries

Name: Crispy Oven Zucchini Fries
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: u00bd cup all purpose flour; 1 beaten egg with 1 egg white; u00bd cup panko breadcrumbs; u00bc cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese; u00bd teaspoon smoked paprika; Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper; 2 zucchini, sliced into u00bd inch thick and 4 inches long; Cooking spray; u00bd cup Pineapple Juice; 2 u00bd Tablespoons Dry Mustard; 1 u00bd Tablespoons soy sauce; 1 u00bd cups apricot preserves

By Leslie Blythe appetizers, Hors d'oeuvres, Sauce, Snacks, Vegetarian Baking

January 31, 2015

These Crispy Oven Zucchini Fries are a healthier version of zucchini fries. I have included a recipe for Apricot Dipping Sauce, which is a nod to the beloved Hamburger Hamlet restaurant chain in Los Angeles. They were famous for their Zucchini Zircles. You can also cut them into discs. I really hate deep-frying, so these are done in the oven, which is so much easier and less messy.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Yields: 4 Servings

Ingredients

½ cup all purpose flour

1 beaten egg with 1 egg white

½ cup panko breadcrumbs

¼ cup grated fresh Parmesan cheese

½ teaspoon smoked paprika

Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper

2 zucchini, sliced into ½ inch thick and 4 inches long

Cooking spray

Apricot Sauce

½ cup Pineapple Juice

2 ½ Tablespoons Dry Mustard

1 ½ Tablespoons soy sauce

1 ½ cups apricot preserves

Directions

1Preheat oven to 425° F.

2Add flour to a pie plate and whisk in some salt and pepper. Beat the eggs together in another pie plate.

3In a third pie plate, whisk together the panko, Parmesan, smoked paprika, and another big pinch of salt and pepper.

4Dip the zucchini in the flour, then in egg, and then through the breadcrumb mixture. Place on a sheet tray and spritz with non-stick spray. Bake for 10 minutes, then flip, and continue cooking for 10 minutes more, until golden and crisp.

Apricot Sauce

1In a blender, puree the pineapple juice, mustard and soy sauce. Then Transfer to a bowl and stir in the apricot preserves. Serve the sauce warm.

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