Korean Chilled Zucchini Sides
Delicious Korean Chilled Zucchini Sides. Perfect Paleo side dish. A super easy and quick way to enjoy more vegetables. It will become one of your favorite side dishes!
Delicious Korean Chilled Zucchini Sides. Perfect Paleo side dish. A super easy and quick way to enjoy more vegetables. It will become one of your favorite side dishes!
- Carbohydrate 0.308559999373981 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 1.5046666666572 g
- Fiber 0.0195999990701387 g
- Protein 0.059359999879568 g
- Saturated Fat 0.213830666664981 g
- Serving Size 1 1 serving (2g)
- Sodium 0.158666666344757 mg
- Sugar 0.288960000303842 g
- Trans Fat 0.0674093333304742 g
- Calories 15 calories
Step-by-step
- Sprinkle 1 ½ tsp fine sea salt over sliced zucchinis and use your hands to gently rub the salt evenly into each slice. Set it aside for about 20 minutes. This will help bring out the extra moisture from the zucchini. After 20 minutes, gently squeeze out the water.
- Heat 1 ½ tbsp avocado/coconut oil over medium heat, when hot, lower the heat to medium-low, add zucchinis and stir-fry for about 3 minutes or until the zucchinis turn slightly softer.
- Add minced garlic, chopped green scallions, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. Stir-fry another 2 minutes and turn off the heat. Taste and see if more salt is needed.
- Serve best chilled or in room temperature.
Working with a standard eight-inch skillet requires mindful batch management to prevent overcrowding and steaming. Salting sliced zucchini draws out excess internal cellular water through osmosis. Leave the salted rounds undisturbed for 20 minutes on a sloped cutting board to let gravity assist the draining process. Squeeze the softened rounds firmly in a clean kitchen towel until completely dry. Excess moisture remaining on the surface prevents proper heat transfer in the pan and dilutes the aromatics.
Mastering Heat Control Without Thermometers
Medium-low heat prevents the minced garlic from scorching and turning bitter during the final two minutes of pan contact. Watch the zucchini round edges carefully for translucency and slight softening as indicators of doneness. Remove the skillet from the burner immediately when the squash yields to gentle pressure from a wooden spatula while retaining structural integrity.Temperature Dynamics and Storage
Serve this preparation chilled after 30 minutes in the refrigerator or at ambient room temperature. Fresh scallions added just before cooking retain a sharper pungency than preserved or dehydrated green onion flakes. Stored in an airtight glass container, this side dish maintains optimal texture for up to three days.
