Zucchini and string bean is a great vegetarian meal that can add a lot of health benefits to your diet. Zucchini not only can treat colds, aches but various other health conditions. This meal is popular in the summer and fall in Slovenia.

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Zucchini and String Bean

The taste is salty sour with baked cheese, and the vegetables fight sweet and juicy. 
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Slovenia
Keyword: green beans, Vegetarian, Zucchini
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Cutting board
  • Sharp knife
  • Frying pan
  • Pot with lid
  • Bowl
  • Baking tray

Ingredients

  • 300 g zucchini
  • 100 g string beans
  • 300 g string beans
  • 200 ml sour cream
  • 1 egg
  • 20 g butter
  • salt
  • a pinch of nutmeg
  • a pinch of black pepper

Instructions

  • String beans are boiled in salted water, drained cooked and fried in a pan. 
  • Cut the vegetables into pieces of any size. 
  • Cut the zucchini into smaller cubes and the string beans into short pieces
  • In a bowl, prepare the topping for the fold: sour cream, egg, salt, nutmeg and pepper and mix all the ingredients well. Then add the grated cheese and mix the ingredients well again.
  • Place the fried zucchini in the baking dish first and then the cooked and fried string beans.
  • Pour the topping evenly over the vegetables throughout the zucchini and string bean mixture.
  • The fold, place in a preheated fan oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes to keep it nicely baked on top.

Inspiration and adaptation: oblizniprste.si, fandom.com, recipeswise.com

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