zucchini ribbons with goat cheese

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup finely minced shallot
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 2 large zucchini, sliced into long ribbons using a vegetable peeler, discarding the seedy core
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced basil leaves
• 2 1/2 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
• salt and pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• heat the olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat until the butter melts; cook and stir the shallot until softened, about 5 minutes. stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until the garlic softens and releases its fragrance, about 3 more minutes. pour in the chicken broth and zucchini ribbons, and cook, lightly stirring, until the chicken broth has come to a boil and the zucchini strips are cooked through but not mushy, about 4 minutes. remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper to taste, and sprinkle with finely sliced basil leaves and crumbled goat cheese.