Once we’ve reached the middle of summer, it’s impossible to ignore the fresh zucchini piling up at farmers markets and taking over gardens. While some people can’t get enough of summer’s most abundant vegetable, others need a little more convincing.
Zucchini has a mild taste with a subtle sweetness, which might make you think it’s a little blah. But spun a different way, that’s exactly what makes zucchini so great: It’s incredibly versatile, both in the ways it can be cooked and the ingredients it can be partnered with. So if until now you’ve just been sautéing, roasting, and grilling zucchini, that’s a good start, but it barely scratches the surface of what you can do with this summer staple.
Here are 48 zucchini recipes that will change your mind about it (or maybe even make you fall even more in love with it!).