Zucchini And Red Pepper Salad (greece)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs zucchini, very small
• 1 red bell pepper
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1 pinch sugar

Recipe

• 1 cut both ends off each small zucchini, then core, seed & thinly slice the red bell pepper.
• 2 place zucchini & red bell pepper in boiling salted water & cook for 2 minutes, then drain & arrange on serving plate.
• 3 zest the lemon into long, thin strips/curls (the original recipe calls for blanching the zest for 2 minutes, but i don't.), then juice the lemon.
• 4 mix oil, lemon juice, chopped basil, salt, pepper & sugar.
• 5 pour over vegetables while they are still warm, then sprinkle with lemon zest & serve.