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Perfectly Grilled Zucchini with a hint of lime, this easy recipe makes a great side dish and is super fast!
Update: This was originally posted in June of 2015 and has been updated with new photos!
When the heat is above 100, the last thing we want to do is cook inside and heat up the house. With severe heat warnings across the valley, it is time to get out the grill, for sure. Enter….vegetables! On the grill!
This is a great side dish, especially because you can cook these towards the end of your grilling time. If you are cooking steaks, remove the steaks and allow to rest while you grill the zucchini.
The brief marinade still packs a great flavor punch with the lime juice. The zest sprinkled on at the end finishes it off!
More recipes for the grill: Homemade Burgers (just 5 ingredients!), Grilled Chicken Satay Skewers or Grilled Vegetable Salad.
Why this recipe works:
- Delicious: grilled zucchini alone is great, but the lime takes it to a whole other level.
- No long prep time: just marinate for 10-15 minutes (while the grill heats up).
- Easy: Literally just making pouring the ingredients into a ziplock bag, and adding the zucchini. You then grill it and then sprinkle with a mix of salt, pepper and lime zest.
Kylee’s Notes & FAQs
- Do you have to peel zucchini before grilling? Nope! Just a quick wash, and then slice.
- How do you slice zucchini lengthwise? You can use a mandoline (affiliate link) or a sharp knife. Just cut off the ends, and slice in fairly thick slices for the grill (too thin and they’ll just dry out). A medium zucchini will get you 4-5 strips.
- Is grilled zucchini healthy? Yes! Zucchini has a ton of nutritional value that includes calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium!
- Is this recipe gluten-free? Actually, yes!
Additions & Substitutions
- You can use Italian dressing instead of the olive oil/lime juice combination. Balsamic vinegar can replace the lime juice too, if you prefer!
- Switch the lime juice and zest for lemon juice and lemon zest.
- Adding garlic powder, onion powder will give you a deeper flavor.
- Summer squash works very well for this, do a mixture of zucchini and yellow squash for a pretty color change!
Ingredients:
Full, printable recipe below – just scroll down to the recipe card!
How to make this recipe:
Full, printable recipe below – just scroll down to the recipe card!
- Preheat the grill to medium high.
- In a large bowl or ziplock bag, add the olive oil, lime juice, zest and salt & pepper.
- Add the zucchini and mix around until all pieces are covered.
- Add the zucchini to the grill and cook, flipping to continue cooking on the other side (about 3-4 minutes).
- Remove from grill and sprinkle with salt/pepper/lime zest and fresh herbs if you like!
SOME OF OUR FAVORITE ZUCCHINI RECIPES:
- Bacon Zucchini Risotto. Creamy, bright and fresh – so yummy! This is a great one pan dinner, or a perfect side.
- Squash Casserole. Decadent, creamy and garlicky – this will be the star of any dinner!
- Baked Parmesan Zucchini (from Damn Delicious). Crisp, tender parmesan zucchini sticks oven-roasted to absolute perfection.
SOME OUR FAVORITE GRILLING RECIPES
- The Best Steak Sandwich you’ll Ever Eat. A sliced grilled ribeye, grilled tomatoes, peppery arugula, and a blue cheese thyme butter between crusty grilled bread.
- Marinated Vegetable Kabobs. A quick marinade, then onto skewers and grilled, served with an amazing pesto yogurt sauce. YUM!
- Elote (Grilled Mexican Street Corn) from Carlsbad Cravings. Grilled to charred juiciness then slathered with a creamy chili, cilantro, lime sauce then dusted with Cotija cheese.
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Grilled Zucchini with Lime
Ingredients
- 3 medium zucchini
PRE GRILL – SEASONING
- 4 Tbs olive oil
- 1 Tbs lime juice
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper coarsely ground
AFTER GRILLING – SEASONING
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper coarsely ground
Instructions
- Cut off the tops and bottoms of the zucchini and then cut into thick slices, lengthwise.
- In a large bowl or ziplock bag drizzle in olive oil, lime juice and zest, salt and pepper.
- Add the zucchini and combine until each piece is well coated.
- Preheat the grill to medium high heat, and grill the zucchini on all both sides until tender, but not mushy.
- Season the grilled zucchini with salt, pepper and lime zest with and serve.
- Devour.
nutrition facts
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Eva @ Eva Bakes says
I just got a bunch of zucchini in my CSA today, AND I have a lime! This grilled zucchini was meant to be!
That Girl says
I love zucchini in the summer and lime anytime!
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop says
You new site design looks fabulous! I’m totally loving it, and I’m loving this grilled zucchini too. Our garden zucchini is still a few weeks from being ready to harvest, but I know what I’m making as soon as it’s ready!
Lauren says
Awesome!