Squash Ribbons

Name: Squash Ribbons
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 1 small yellow summer squash; 1 small zucchini; 3 teaspoons butter, melted; 1/4 teaspoon onion powder; 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme; 1/8 teaspoon pepper

These pretty vegetable ribbons will dress up your dinner plate. The combination of summer squash and zucchini, shared by our home economists, is steamed and well seasoned for a healthy side.

Ingredients

1 small yellow summer squash
1 small zucchini
3 teaspoons butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions

With a vegetable peeler or metal cheese slicer, cut very thin slices down the length of each squash, making long ribbons. Place in a steamer basket; place in a saucepan over 1 in. of boiling water. Cover and steam for 2-3 minutes or until tender.
In a small bowl, combine the butter, onion powder, rosemary, salt, thyme and pepper. Add squash and toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 55 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 187mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 3g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Ribbon Vegetables in Quick Cooking November/December 2005

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katlaydee3

Mar 28, 2012

This recipe was Ok but not great. I thought it tasted a little like medicine and was mushy.
iamjosie

May 28, 2010

Next time I will try to cut the slices thicker - cut mine with a regular vegetable peeler & got too "mushy". The family agreed I should try this again because it tasted good. I also used Mrs. Dash Herbs instead of thyme because I didn't have any and left out the salt.
Seminoles

Jul 26, 2009

This had really nice flavor, but it was sort of a pain slicing the squash into little ribbons. Sure it looked nice but it would have tasted equally good if I'd sliced it normally, and it would have been a lot quicker.