What to do with all of this zucchini and squash?

[LynieD]

Someone gave my roommate a huge bag of zucchini and yellow squash. She, in turn, gave everything to me since she doesn't like either vegetable.

Please help! I need to consume a sack full of these things before they go bad. Can they just be chopped up in salads? What else can I do with them? I'm very short on money right now, so the fewer additional ingredients the better.

[Vaclare79]

You could do a "spaghetti" with some marinara sauce.. Cut up the squash and zuchinni into "noodles" and make marinara, "spaghetti" sauce for it..

Chop your squash or zucchini up into strips or use a spiralizer (sp?) to make it into spaghetti like "noodles"...

Marinara sauce:
2 cups tomatoes, chopped
1 clove garlic
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup EVOO
juice of 1/2 lemon or lime
1 teaspoon pitted dates
1/2 teaspoon rosemary ( OR oregano )
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes

blend until smooth. :D

[rawstrength]

Zuchini/squash pasta is yummy.
Also, slice thinly, oil, salt, season and dehydrate into chips. They will keep forever because they are dehydrated.

[Raw Yogini]

This recipe is in a book I have from the library. I haven't tried but I might when my grandma unloads some zucchini on me

1/2 c. sun-dried tomatoes, chopped and soaked for 2 hours
2 T evoo
1 T minced onion
1 T EACH oregano, basil, dill, sage
1 t salt
2 zucchini, sliced
2 squash, sliced

Mix the tomatoes, oil, onion and herbs and salt in a bowl. Add the sliced squash and coat. Let marinate at least 2 hours.

[Rawkinlocs]

If you own a dehydrator, you can try this recipe:

Just Like Ritz Crackers:
http://rawfoodtalk.com/showthread.php?t=19073&highlight=just+like+ritz+crackers

Side note: You can sub the hemp seeds with sesame seeds

[Dimond]

Soup:

1 Zucchini
3-4 cup Water
½-1 tsp Salt
1 Tbs Olive Oil
Spices
Optional: ½-1 Avocado, ½-¾ cup Lemon juice
Spicy Version: add Cilantro, 1-2 Garlic cloves

[Raene]

If you want to keep it really affordable yet still tasty, my daughter loves just spiralized squash/zucchini soaked in olive oil with a tad of salt and lots of nutritional yeast. Sometimes I add cayenne on mine :)

[LynieD]

You guys are fantastic, thanks!!!