Healthy lifestyle at Orana

As part of our aim to encourage healthy eating and lifestyle choices, we bring you this easy to cook, healthy choice recipe, a delicious ‘Zucchini Butter’. This makes a great light lunch, light dinner or snack to share with friends at your next spring gathering. Give it a try and let us know what you think. Happy cooking!

Zucchini Butter

Ingredients (8 cups)
– 450-500 grams of zucchini squash
– 2 shallots
– 1 green bell pepper
– ¼ cup olive oil
– Salt and pepper to taste

Directions
1. Chop shallots and saute in the olive oil.
2. Shred the zucchini and pepper with a grater or in the food processor. Wring out the excess liquid with a clean kitchen towel.
3. Add the zucchini and pepper to cook on medium high until it becomes ‘jam-like’ consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Spread on toasted bread.

*Suggestion: Serve it with goat cheese spread on the bread and the zucchini butter on top.