Crispy Battered Zucchini, from a home vegetable garden

Natacha Sanz Caballero Vegetables calabacines, figs, huerto, side dish, summer, vegetable garden, vegetarian

So many zucchinis! When I planted my vegetable garden back in the spring, I didn’t realize I would get such a generous bounty. My friends Cort and Kathleen share the produce from their amazing garden as well, so I’ve ended up with quite a few of them! All the better, since crispy battered zucchini are a hit with my family.

I didn’t realize either, when I dug the holes for the seedlings, how large the zucchini plants would get. Lesson learned for next year: I need more room for the zucchini plants, and more space between them and the next variety of vegetable. But the lesson for this year, which I learned early: wear garden gloves! Those zucchini leaves are very spiky.

Pomegranates from El Taroncheral (photo Marlen Caballero)

Figs from El Taroncheral (photo Paula Sanz Caballero)

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