Grilled zucchini has never tasted or looked as good as it does than with a rich and creamy lemon garlic butter sauce made with Lifeway Kefir Butter.
This Grilled Zucchini with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce takes fresh zucchini that’s grilled to perfection and dresses it up with fresh garlic, lemon, parsley, and our European-style kefir butter for a simple side with a bounty of gut health benefits. Zucchini is packed with fiber, potassium, and vitamin C to support gut, heart, skin, and immune system health, while lemon, garlic, and parsley contribute antioxidants and additional nutrients that support gut, heart, skin, and immune system health.
This recipe makes a terrific side dish for meals of all kinds and would be delicious with steak, burgers, chicken, fish, beans, whole grains, or whatever else you fancy. With our probiotic kefir butter in the lemon garlic butter sauce portion of this recipe, you can be sure you’re getting the best butter of them all since Lifeway Kefir Butter is free of emulsifiers or added oils — just cultured cream that’s churned to perfection!
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The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health.
Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, support the digestive system, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1. Lifeway Kefir also contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health including vitamins D3, K, and B 12 along with calcium and potassium. Along with our kefir, we also offer our creamy, cultured Lifeway Farmer Cheese, a high protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that’s easy to spread and contains no added salt or sugar.
Prep Time: 30 mins Servings: 4-6Ingredients
For the Zucchini:
- 1 1/2 pounds of zucchini, quartered lengthwise (cut into wedges)
- 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce:
- 1/4 cup Salted Kefir Butter
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- juice of a lemon
- 2-3 tbsp. fresh parsley, plus more for garnishing
- optional: 1 1/2 tsp. red chili flakes
Directions
- Set a grill pan over medium high heat. While the pan is warming up, coat the zucchini wedges with olive oil, and season with a few pinches of salt and pepper.
- Working in batches, place the zucchini, cut side down into the pan once very hot. Grill the zucchini for about 6 minutes, adjusting as needed so that both cut sides are grilled. Flip the zucchini and grill the skin side for an additional 10 minutes, or until charred, but still slightly firm. Transfer the grilled zucchini to a serving platter and set aside.
- Add the Lifeway Salted Kefir Butter, garlic, and chili flakes to a small saucepan set over medium low heat. Cook for 1-2 minutes, making sure that the garlic doesn’t burn. Remove from the heat, and mix in the lemon juice and parsley.
- Drizzle the lemon garlic butter sauce over the top of the zucchini. Garnish with a handful of parsley leaves if desired, and enjoy!
