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Roasted Zucchini with Garlic

Roasted Zucchini with Garlic

Often this time of year, our gardens are filled with more zucchini than we know what to do with. Here is one quick and easy way of preparing zucchini. I had a variation of this the other night at my friend Suzanne's house and was amazed to hear her children exclaim, "Please give me some zucchini. I love zucchini!" Hello? When was the last time you heard that?

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Roasted Zucchini with Garlic Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 lb zucchini, each cut lengthwise twice, and then cut in half across the middle
  • 1 Tbsp fresh minced garlic clove
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Herbes de Provence

Method

Preheat oven to 450°F. Make sure there is a rack on the top rack spot in the oven. Align the zucchini pieces on a cookie sheet, skin down. Mix the garlic in with the oil in a small bowl. Spoon or brush garlic oil over all of the zucchini pieces. Place in heated oven on the top rack. Set the timer for 5 minutes and check to see if the zucchini is beginning to brown at the end of 5 minutes. If not, continue to add 2 or 3 minutes at a time until the zucchini begins to brown. Once it begins to brown, remove from oven and place in a bowl. Mix in Herbes de Provence. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serves 4-6.

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16 Comments

Yum! I've been roasting zucchini with potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, garlic and rosemary. So delicious! Haven't heard of herbes de provence. What's in it?

Herbes de Provence is a wonderful French blend of herbs - Winter savory, thyme, rosemary, basil, tarragon, lavender flowers. ~Elise

Posted by: bornfamous on August 11, 2005 7:20 PM

I love this recipe! We made it last night and had it as a side dish for some ravioli. I liked both its simplicity and the fresh taste that the (dried) herbes de provence added. Thanks so much for posting this.

Posted by: vacasmagras on September 1, 2006 6:53 AM

Yummy recipe. I added a small onion and some yellow squash. I also used a basil infused olive oil instead. I didn't have the spice you recommended so I just raided the spice rack for whatever made sense.

Posted by: katie on June 29, 2008 4:48 PM

Loved this!! Simple to make, takes no time at all and its totally tasty and healthy to boot! Yum! I made it with one zucchini and one yellow squash, ate almost all of it by myself! YUMMY!

Posted by: Dunja on November 17, 2008 7:30 PM

Is there a more common spice substitute for the Herbes the Provence?

You might try an Italian herb combination, or any combination of rosemary, thyme, basil, and tarragon. ~Elise

Posted by: mavis on January 20, 2009 12:01 PM

I just made this recipe. It was wonderful! Didn't have any Herbes de Provence so I used thyme. Thank you Elise for all that you do.

Posted by: Del on July 13, 2009 4:42 PM

Okay, dumb question, but when you say "roast" do you mean to set the oven on "bake" or "broil"?

Good question. "Bake" is the answer. ~Elise

Posted by: Sana on April 17, 2010 3:16 AM

This was great! easy and tasty and not hard to clean up either. I had some leftover oil, garlic and herb bits left in my bowl, so I soaked it up with some sourdough bread and ate that too. :) I was too lazy, but the uncooked garlic and oil, I also did the same with, although might have been better if I put the bread in the oven too for a bruschetta-like thing.

This is my new favorite zucchini recipe!

Posted by: Michelle on April 30, 2010 3:07 PM

When I made this, my zucchini was "squishy". Everyone thought the taste was wonderful, but the zucchini never got crisp. I even cooked it for much longer and still, never crisp. Anyone else have this problem, or is this the way it is supposed to be?

Zucchini has a lot of moisture, so yes, even if it browned at the edges, it will be squishy on the inside. ~Elise

Posted by: Jamie on July 12, 2010 9:50 PM

I am sorry to have to ask this but what is Herbes De Provence?

It's a mixture of herbs often used in French cooking. See the Wikipedia entry on Herbes de Provence. ~Elise

Posted by: Betty Hyatt on July 13, 2010 1:19 PM

This turned out perfect! I can't wait to taste it... :)

Posted by: Revertive on July 15, 2010 1:45 PM

Made it today along-side salmon and wild rice, delicious !!!

My husband at first said he didnt want any zucchini but then he told me he loved it !! :D

Posted by: Sherihan on September 2, 2010 1:09 AM

This one's a keeper! As a vegetarian with very generous, squash-growing neighbors, and a very underutilized jar of herbes de provence, thanks for providing me with such a quick, easy, and delicious recipe!

I love herbes de provence but I'm always hard-pressed to find vegetable recipes that not only call for it but also bring it to the focus.

Posted by: Tim on July 26, 2011 9:39 PM

Made this tonight. Simple and easy. THANKS It was a hit.

Posted by: Christina on September 13, 2011 6:44 PM

I love the sound of this recipe, but when I tried it, it took almost 30 minutes and the skin sides of my zucchini resting against the pan burned before the top even started to get brown. I want to try again as I love all squash and herbs de provence as well.

Posted by: Rachel on November 26, 2011 2:42 PM

This is my favorite kind of recipe - quick, easy, and delicious (and healthy to boot)! Thank you so much for sharing it. The one thing I'll do differently next time is TRUST YOU when you say 5 minutes plus just 2 or 3 more. I left them in for about 15 min (they were not getting brown - probably due to too much oil brushed on), so they came out pretty mushy, though still totally delicious. This is definitely my new go-to zucchini dish!

Posted by: Sue K. on December 2, 2011 3:51 PM

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