Herb Zucchini Tomatoes and Leeks Recipe
On those days when you look into your refrigerator and you need to create a recipe with what is staring back at you. Or maybe the fridge is looking a bit bare between paydays or you just haven’t been to the market. This recipe is what happened when I looked into our fridge and saw a few lonesome zucchini, a bundle of leeks and some cherry tomatoes. This simple and yummy side dish of herb zucchini, tomatoes and leeks was perfect. It is both healthy and light and the perfect vegetable dish for lunch or as side dish with dinner. This easy recipe is a migraine safe recipe too!
What You Need
4 Small zucchini (cleaned)
1 1/4 Cups of cherry or grape tomatoes ( I used Natures Sweet Cherubs in a 10.5 ounce container)
1/4 cup leeks chopped (tops and bottoms) how to clean leeks
2 Cloves garlic (chopped)
4 Tbsp. canola oil
2 tsp. Italian seasoning *
1 tsp. black pepper
Pinch of salt
2 Tbsp. or a sprinkle of parsley (dried)
Spiral vegetable cutter ( veggetti , mandolin, or *)
Large skillet with lid
Before You Start- Prepare your zucchini spirals and set aside.
Lets Make It! Add canola oil, leek and garlic to the skillet, sauté’ over medium heat (about 5 minutes), stirring often, until softened. Add tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Stir to coat. Cover and let cook on medium low until tomatoes begin to burst (about 8-12 minutes). Add zucchini spirals and stir well to combine. Cover and continue to cook until zucchini is softened (about 3-5 minutes).
Serves 4 or two very hunger adults
*Katies Tid Bits- for the Italian seasoning you need-1 Tbsp. basil (dried),1 Tbsp. Oregano (dried),1/2 Tbsp. parsley (dried),1 Tbsp. Garlic powder,1/2 tsp Thyme (dried),1/2 tsp Rosemary (crushed dried),1⁄4 tsp. Black pepper. Pulse all together in a spice grinder.
If you do not have a spiral cutter, use a potato peeler to peel long slices of zucchini. Then use your paring knife to cut the slices into thin strips.
Do you use a spiral slicer? What do you think of my easy Herb Zucchini Tomatoes and Leeks recipe?
This is my spiralizer, I love it! affiliate link below
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Looks delish, Katherine. Pinned.
Looks like the perfect Spring dish! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
Hello gorgeous! I love seeing your masterpieces.Thank you for bringing such great things to our party. Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm.. Lou Lou Girls
You are so sweet, thank you. See you at the hop and Happy Monday wishes xo
Oh I know that feeling of ‘what to do with those things staring back at me’ in the frig! I’ve been so busy lately with the end of spring semester on campus that I have no idea what’s in my frig! Oh my! You’ve now reminded me that I need to do some serious cleaning out! Lovely creation that you prepared Katherine! xo Roz
Thank you my sweet friend. I hope you will be able to relax soon. Your recipes are always incredible. xo
Katherine, This looks so delicious and I can’t wait to try it!
Wanted to let you know that I’ll be featuring your recipe next Monday on Brag About It!
Thank you for linking up with us
~Laurie
Good morning Laurie, thank you for featuring my recipe. I’ll be by again to join in the fun xo
Being a vegetarian, I am ALWAYS looking for easy things to make and this looks wonderful! Thanks for sharing on Something to Talk About 🙂
Pinning!
Karen
Thank you for pinning Karen I hope you will enjoy my recipe. xo
was wondering if i could add pasta and make this a meatless main meal? i am not a vegan but like to save money xx
Chris you will love this with angel hair pasta or spaghetti.The pasta will pick up the flavors well. Cook your pasta separately until al dente’ then drain and toss into the veggies. Let it cook until pasta softens a bit. Hugs! P.S. I hope you will let me know how you like it with the added pasta.
I’m a veggie, have been for as long as I can remember, so this is the kind of dish I like to have as a main meal. And it does look scrumptious!
Sweet Rosey I hope you will enjoy this recipe. I was a vegetarian for 16 years when I was young.I still make plenty of veggie meals. But hubby needs his meat, LOL xo
This looks delicious! I purchased a spiral slicer last summer when our garden yielded an abundance of zucchini, and it quickly became one of my favorite kitchen gadgets to create fun side dishes with. I can’t wait to try your recipe. Thanks so much for sharing!
Dorene, I really like my spiral slicer too. I hope you will enjoy this easy and tasty zucchini recipe made with some of your fresh picked garden zucchini. Hugs!
Oh my this looks like a pretty easy and yet healthy meal to make. Definitely got to try to get some zucchini in our house to make now. Thanks for sharing, Katie xoxo 😉
It really is a simple and flavorful recipe. Hubby asked for it again the other night. xo