Zucchini Yellow

Zucchini yellow

Overview

Zucchini yellow is a vegetable, but it is a small fruit that belongs to the Cucurbitaceous plant family, like cucumber. It is known as turai in India.

Zucchini is harvested before it is fully matured and is classified as a type of summer squash. It is completely edible with the skin, seeds, and flesh, which are full of nutrients. In colour, it can range from a dark, emerald green to yellow. Buy zucchini yellow online at cheap rates.

Nutritional profile

Zucchini has zero fat and is high in water and fibre. It contains 21 % of vitamins B6, 56 % of vitamin C, 11% of vitamin K, 16% of riboflavin, 14% of folate, and minerals, such as potassium and manganese.

Health benefits

Following are the yellow zucchini health benefits:

• Zucchini yellow helps to reduce your blood sugar levels and increase insulin sensitivity.
• It also helps to maintain your eye health and also protect the risk of developing age-related eye conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, and macular degeneration.

Uses

• It is used to prepare juice tonic by including ginger paste.
• Applying zucchini based cream helps to reduce wrinkles in the skin.

Recipes

1. Poppy zucchini yellow sauté

• Ingredients: ½ cup chopped onion, ¼ cup butter, 3 cups zucchini, fresh tomato, 2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives, cheese, salt, and garlic powder as required
• Cooking steps: In a large pan, fry the onions in butter until crisp-tender. Stir zucchini, salt, and garlic powder. Sprinkle with cheese, tomatoes, and olives. Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes or until the cheese melts, and then serve immediately.

1. Sweet zucchini salad

• Ingredients: ¾ cup sugar, ½ cup cider vinegar, ¼ cup olive oil, 2 medium zucchinis, chopped onion, ½ cup chopped sweet red pepper, chopped green pepper, and salt
• Cooking steps: For the dressing, whisk all the ingredients until the sugar dissolves. Put all the vegetables in a large bowl and toss with dressing. Refrigerate it until it becomes cool. Now it’s ready to serve and eat.