Raw zucchini appetizer with creamy filling

Scorrere verso il basso

A simple and delicious raw zucchini appetizer. The soft filling of cream cheese acquires flavor thanks to the lemon juice and basil. The walnuts give some extra crunchiness creating a balance for the palate. The recipe has been adapted from Gordon Ramsey’s recipe. This cold appetizer is: easy and fast, fragrant, healthy, delicious, gluten free.

Raw zucchini rolls with cream cheese and nut filling

Raw zucchini rolls with cream cheese and nut filling. Gordon Ramsey inspired recipe.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Ovo-lacto vegetarianism
Servings 3 persons
Calories 90 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium zucchini
  • 150 g cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 5 fresh basil leaves
  • salt to taste
  • 1 handful of walnuts

Instructions
 

Raw zucchini rolls with cream cheese and nut filling instructions

  • In a bowl mix cheese with lemon juice, olive oil and freshly chopped basil. Add salt, pepper and a handful of chopped nuts previously roasted on a dry pan for 3 – 4 minutes.
  • Rinse the zucchini and cut off the tips. With a potato peeler cut out long strips.
  • Lie the strips on a cutting board. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper, and brush lightly with olive oil.
  • Put approximately 1 teaspoon of cheese mix on each strip.
  • Gently roll the zucchini strip over the cheese. Sprinkle with more salt and pepper, garnish with fresh basil and serve.

Notes

The nutritional values are generated automatically for indicative purposes only and are therefore not completely accurate.

Nutrition

Serving: 3personsCalories: 90kcal
Keyword appetizer idea, cold appetizer, cream cheese, easy appetizer, zucchini
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Store in the fridge and eat within a day.

lot of love. B.

p.s. If you like easy appetizers with vegetables you should also try my recipe for Salted radishes appetizer. (foto below)

Bottone per il sito foodohfood seguimi su pinterest
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Related posts

Search your recipe