Zucchini Chips

We all do it!

At some point, we all have bought TOO MUCH of one vegetable. You see it in the store, you think, wow, I love this stuff! I can make so much with this! So you scoop it up, take it home, and it sits in your crisper until...well..who knows how long! 

I have this problem with zucchini. But tonight I found the PERFECT way to get rid of my zucchini. 

Zucchini Chips

See my yummy cucumber salad and tofu along with it?

Nutritional Information:

Ingredients:

1 zucchini

1/4 cup breadcrumbs

1 raw egg white

1-2 tbsp of almond milk or any milk

Optional:

Seasoned salt, onion powder, pepper, Parmesan cheese (the kind you shake out)

You should also have a wire rack to bake the zucchini chips on.

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 475 degrees.

Slice the zucchini

Mix the egg white and milk together in a container, then dunk your zucchini slices in this.

Mix the breadcrumbs and any spices together in a bowl, then dredge the zucchini chips into this  mixture so they are fully covered.

Place zucchini chips on a greased wire rack, place that onto a cookie sheet*, and bake for 25 minutes.

*If you want to add Parmesan cheese, I would add it at this point.

These were even better than I could have imagined! And for the calories they are a nice treat and seem naughtier than they really are ;) 

Cucumber Salad

Looks yummy, right? It is! This cucumber salad is a great side dish that's light and crisp and delicious all over! 

Nutritional Information:

 (now you can see about how much I used of everything! Everybody wins!)

Here are some of the ingredients we'll be using for this:

• Mayo (optional, I wanted my salad to be slightly creamy. I used about 1/2 a tbsp.)
• Rice vinegar
• Dill weed
• Red onion 
• Tomato
• Cucumber
• Egg

I also added salt and pepper to taste. 

Note: If you don't like eggs, don't put them in your cucumber salad! I LOVE eggs and love any excuse to include them in a dish. When added to this salad they give a pretty significant egg flavor so keep that in mind!

While I'm pretty sure you can figure out how to make this salad, I'll tell you how just in case.

Preparation:

1. Hard boil your egg.
2. Peel your cucumber if you want. You don't have to! Slice it. I sliced mine into circles and then sliced those again to make more bite-friendly pieces.
3. Dice your tomato into small pieces.
4. Slice your onion. I sliced my onion into rings and then sliced the rings four ways.
5. Once the hard boiled egg is cooked and cooled, slice it also.
6. Mix the mayo and rice vinegar in the bowl you plan to serve the salad in. 
7. Mix all sliced ingredients in the bowl.
8. Add dill weed and salt and pepper if desired. 
9. Mix it all together!
10. Serve chilled and enjoy!