Man oh man, I made these as an appetizer for Thanksgiving and they were just eaten on up. They are unusual, delicious, light, and totally cute.
-4 small/medium zucchinis
-2 few cups of baby spinach (washed)
-maybe a 1/2 cup of fresh basil (washed and chopped into large pieces)
-1 tblspn lemon juice
-2 oz garlic-herb cream cheese or plain goat cheese
-3 oz reg. cream cheese
-a few tblspns flat leaf parsley (finely chopped)
-some chives if you're feeling fancy
-salt n pepa
-tooth picks
-Chop the ends of the zucchini so you can hold it stabley upright
-Slice zucchini lengthwise and keep slicing uptil all of the zucchini is in long, thin slices
-Heat up a grill (ideally one of those nice fast ones that heat up quickly)
-Spray zucchini slices with cooking spray or that olive oil spray stuff, sprinkle with salt and pepper
-Lay the zucchini on the grill until you see nice, dark grill marks on the bottom, then flip
-Repeat until all are grilled (this should not take too long)
-Mix the lemon juice, cream cheeses or goat cheese, parsley, and chives if using in a small bowl and add cheese or lemon etc as needed to taste
-Lay out a zucchini strip on a cutting board, put a baby spinach leaf, a piece of basil, and a small dollop of cheese mixture on one end of the zucchini and then it all up slowly, tucking in the spinach, etc, as needed. Once rolled, stab with a toothpick and devour (or place on a plate and share)
*This makes about enough to feed 6-8 as appetizers with other things.
**Sorry the photo isn't great, I'll upload my other camera soon, I swear.
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