Michael Symon's Quick-Pickled Zucchini Salad | Symon Dinner's Cooking Out | Food Network

Michael quick-pickles fresh zucchini to give them a blast of flavor for this light and crisp salad!

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Quick-Pickled Zucchini Salad
RECIPE COURTESY OF MICHAEL SYMON
Level: Easy
Total: 20 min
Active: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

2 cups white wine vinegar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 cloves garlic, smashed
Small bundle fresh dill, tied with butcher's twine
3 large zucchini, diced
8 ounces fresh mozzarella, torn into bite-size pieces
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Prepare a grill for indirect heat. If using a charcoal grill, build the hot coals on one side only. If using a gas grill, heat one side only to medium-high heat.

Place a saucepot over direct heat. Add the vinegar, 1 cup water, sugar, salt, garlic and dill and bring to a boil while whisking to dissolve the sugar.

Add the zucchini to a large bowl and pour the pickling liquid over. Let stand until the zucchini are pickled but still firm, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the zucchini from the pickling liquid and drain slightly in a colander set over a large bowl. Discard the garlic and dill.

To assemble the salad: Place the pickled zucchini onto a platter. Distribute the mozzarella and tomatoes evenly over top. Zest the lemon over top and squeeze the lemon juice all over. Drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and serve at room temperature.

(Alternatively, you can boil the pickling liquid over medium-high heat on a stovetop.)

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Michael Symon's Quick-Pickled Zucchini Salad | Symon Dinner's Cooking Out | Food Network

[allentrice]

I do like about zucchini for the salad! And Michael Symon does it take for tasty! 🍲🍲🍲🍲

[me.Hungry]

This salad looks super tasty, well done my friend!

[ers_red_and_gold]

National vegetable day, eat your greens people 😂

[katiefernandez]

👏Love it looks so yummy for summer refreshing. 👀👍🙏💜

[kathyhepler]

I really like chef symon's recipes!!!!

[tinasoblessed]

Look absolutely delicious! Too bad I ate my zucchini yesterday! I would definitely try this!👍🏼

[aaronhepler]

Hell yeah always have zucchini that i never know what to do with!!

[ginny]

i wonder if agave or honey could be substituted for the sugar?

[KO-yirf]

Yummy yummy yummy! Yay no foil! Your lucky too Michael because ur wife is beautiful!

[carolpeterson]

As soon as I saw that chick with her long hair hanging down, I stopped watching. WTHELL? Disgusting. 😕