How to prepare a Zucchini Carpaccio

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: pecorino cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: walnuts

Sunflower seeds are more affordable and provide a similar crunch.

Wash the zucchini thoroughly.

Prepare the marinade by pressing lemon juice into a bowl.

Add extra virgin olive oil to the lemon juice, using almost double the amount of olive oil compared to lemon juice.

Add a little bit of salt, fresh pepper, and a spoon of oregano to the marinade and mix well to emulsify.

Slice the zucchini using a mandolin for even thickness, or a sharp knife if a mandolin is not available.

Arrange the zucchini slices in a nice presentation from outside to inside on a plate.

Sprinkle a little bit of salt and fresh pepper over the zucchini slices.

Drizzle the marinade over the zucchini slices to ensure they are well coated.

Add crunchy elements like walnuts (or any nuts you have) on top of the zucchini.

Use a peeler to create nice slices of parmesan cheese and add them to the dish.

Tear basil leaves by hand to avoid oxidation and sprinkle them on top.

Finish with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

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