
Today, on his Facebook page, Ned posted a picture of a batch of these that I haphazardly threw together for an early afternoon snack. To my surprise, a few of our friends asked for a recipe. So, here it is!
I admit, there are a few steps before you actually bake them off, none of which demand too much effort or time. Although, speaking of time, I find it most efficient to work assembly line style by first coating all the slices in the dry mixture, then the wet, and so on. Coating the zucchini first in oat flour helps the wet mixture adhere to the zucchini slices. The wet chia-seed mixture, which is simply an egg replacement in this recipe, ensures that the golden, sand-like corn flake crumbs cling to the zucchini slices. And because they only bake for 10 minutes, the zucchini retains their firm texture. Crushed corn flakes wonderfully mimic a fried batter, both in taste and texture. If you’re not vegan you can replace the ingredients for the wet coating with 2 lightly beaten eggs. However, you may have to add an extra minute or so of baking to be sure that the egg has fully cooked. That’s another benefit to the chia seeds – aside all the many health benefits they provide, you won’t have to worry about under cooking them as you would with eggs.
3-4 zucchini (about 8 ounces each), cut diagonally ¼” thick – preferably organic For the dry coating: For the wet coating: Note: If you’re not vegan you can substitute the wet coating ingredients with 2 eggs, lightly beaten For the crispy coating: You can serve them room temperature by removing the zucchini from the baking tray and set them on a wire rack so that they stay crisp on all sides. You can buy organic corn flakes at your local health food store. Faux Fried Zucchini
Serves 2-4
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My husband made these today. I have to admit he was a skeptic but one bite and we are hooked. So good! Yummy!!
That’s awesome, Heather. I’m so glad that you liked them. FYI – you can use the cornflakes to bread just about anything. Ned requested that we bread pickles with them last night. I added some cayenne to the cornflakes as well. They were pretty amazing as well. Thanks again!