Herb Roasted Zucchini

A Mediterranean diet inspired dish, this Herb Roasted Zucchini is flavor packed with fresh herbs, garlic, spices and nuts. An easy, crowd pleasing vegetable dish.

This recipe was originally posted in 2019, but has since been updated and reposted.

Flavorful Roasted Vegetables

Growing up, veggies were prepared one of two ways – raw (i.e. salad) or microwaved. To be fair my mom worked nights part time, so she would make dinner in advance and then have us reheat it later to eat.

That probably explains why I love salad so much. But it also explains how I went so long without discovering the beauty of roasted vegetables.

Read more about the importance of vegetables in your diet here.

I feel like roasting vegetables just bring out so much more flavor! And so far I haven’t really come across a veggie that doesn’t taste good roasted. Tomatoes, onions, squash, green beans, asparagus, mushrooms, heck even kale is good roasted.

Some of our favorite roasted veggie recipes –

• Roasted Peppers with Garlic and Herbs
• Roasted Tomatoes

Mediterranean Inspired Side Dish

This herb roasted zucchini came about because we purchased this beautiful assortment of zucchini and yellow/green squashes at a road side stand on our way home from camping.

They sat on my counter for about a week before I decided I should probably do sometime with them before they go bad.

I decided to roast them with some olive oil, garlic, fresh thyme from the garden and then one of my favorite additions – Dukkah. It’s an Egyptian spice blend made of toasted nuts and spices that is so so so good! I find mine at Trader Joe’s but I know many other stores sell it or you could make it yourself at home.

Herb Roasted Zucchini Recipe

This recipe is so simple but the flavors are amazing! I would serve this dish alongside a simple chicken, lamb or fish for a winning meal.

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Herb Roasted Zucchini

A Mediterranean die inspired dish, this Herb Roasted Zucchini is flavor packed with fresh herbs, garlic and dukkah. An easy, crowd pleasing vegetable dish.

Course Side Dish, vegetable

Cuisine Mediterranean

Keyword dukkah, roasted vegetable, vegetarian, zucchini

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Author Brynn McDowell at The Domestic Dietitian

Ingredients

• 1 pound zucchini and/or assorted squash
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 2 tbsp dukkah
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme plus more for garnish if desired
• 1 oz parmesan freshly grated

Instructions

• Preheat oen vto 450 degrees F
• Slice the zuchicni and/or squash into 1/2 inch cirlces
• Place in a large bowl with olive oil, minced garlic, fresh thyme, and dukkah
• Mix until well combined and transfer content to a large baking dish
• Place baking dish in oven and cook for 10 minutes
• Careful remove baking dish and top zucchini mixture with grated parmesan cheese
• Return back to hte oven and cook for additional 5-8 minutes, until top of zucchini is golden brown
• Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before serving. Garnish with additional fresh thyme if desired

Looking for more Zucchini Recipes?

You’ll love this collection of 50 Zucchini Recipes (that are NOT zucchini bread) for more ideas and inspiration for this summer squash.

You can also check out our collection of easy side dish recipes on pinterest.