Zucchini Pizza Sauce
A quick and easy zucchini pizza sauce (or pasta sauce) made with shredded zucchini, olive oil, garlic, salt, Parmesan cheese, and chile flakes.
Makes: 1 cup
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves thinly sliced
- 1 pound zucchini shredded
- kosher salt
- chile flakes (crushed red pepper flakes, crushed Aleppo or Urfa pepper)
- ¼ cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until it just begins to brown.
- Add the shredded zucchini and a big pinch of salt. Cook, stirring every few minutes, until the zucchini breaks down and the mixture begins to look like a chunky sauce, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in a pinch or two of chile flakes and the Parmesan cheese. Taste and season with more salt and chile flakes as desired.
- If you're using the sauce for pizza, you're done! Just let it cool a bit, and slather on a round of dough.
- If you're using the sauce for pasta, thin it out with some starchy cooking water and toss with pasta.
Notes
This recipe makes exactly the right amount for one 12-inch pizza. Double it if you plan to use it as a pasta sauce for 4 servings.
(adapted from Bon Appetit's recipe for Summer Squash and Basil Pasta.)