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Turkish zucchini with olive oil and rice

Turkish zucchini with olive oil and rice

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A zucchini and olive oil dish, served cold: zucchini fritters with olive oil, onions, tomatoes, garlic, and a little rice, sprinkled with fresh mint.

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Recipe from Vito Genovese, Joseph, Nosferatü, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Discover this refreshing cold dish recipe, perfect for the colder months, made with olive oil.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodMijotage
  • Estimated cost$8.17 $2.04 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.84
  • $4.19
  • $0.40
  • $0.53
  • $0.21

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Pour the olive oil into a saucepan. ≈ 3 min
  2. Gently sauté the chopped onion in a pan. ≈ 3 min
  3. Add the chopped tomatoes. ≈ 3 min
  4. Add the chopped zucchini; when they start to release their water and soften, add the garlic and rice.
  5. Cook gently until the rice is tender.
  6. Serve in a dish, garnished with fresh mint, or dill if mint is unavailable. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Turkish zucchini with olive oil and rice

  • 1 kg of zucchini$2.84
  • 2 to 3 tomatoes$4.19
  • 4 to 5 cloves of garlic$0.40
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil$0.53
  • 1 small onion$0.21

Total$8.17

that's $2.04 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg of zucchini
  • 2 to 3 tomatoes
  • 3 to 4 sprigs of fresh mint (or dill)
  • 4 to 5 cloves of garlic
  • One small cup of rice
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 small onion

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