Zucchini recipes

In my town of 40,000 here in Ukraine many of my friends have their own gardens, and in the summer they generally have more vegetables than they know what to do with. I have been enjoying the benefits of this, especially in the form of zucchinis. For the last month or so I have been blessed with an average of 1-2 zucchinis weighing 1-2lb each per week. With such an abundance of zucchini I have had the opportunity to try out a lot of zucchini recipes, so here are a few of my favorites:

Zucchini pancakes: I like to try out new and "exotic" pancake recipes, and this is one of the best I've ever tried. I've made them twice, and both times I had an apple or two I wanted to use up, so I replaced about 1/3 of the zucchini called for in the recipe with grated apple, with very delicious results. I also recommend adding a handful of finely-chopped toasted walnuts.

Zucchini pizza casserole: Kind of like a crustless zucchini quiche with spaghetti sauce on top.

Pasta salad with tomatoes, zucchini, and feta: I've added chicken, chickpeas, fresh basil, and finely diced red onion to make this more interesting. I also replaced the fresh tomatoes with oven-roasted tomatoes. Delicious.

Zucchini and basil pizzas: I made a simplified (and cheaper) pesto to spread on the crust instead of plain olive oil (olive oil, fresh basil, a bit of fresh parsley, garlic, toasted walnuts, and salt) and added chicken and thinly-sliced red onion on top.

Zucchini cheese quiche

Zucchini tots: These are addictive!

Zucchini cheddar drop biscuits

Chocolate zucchini bread