How to Store Zucchini

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Overview

Zucchini plants can produce dozens of vegetables each summer. Even for a cook with plenty of zucchini recipes, from savory ratatouille to sweet zucchini bread, dealing with all of a year's crop can present a challenge--unless you pawn off the extra produce on friends, family, neighbors and co-workers. Instead of resorting to this, freeze the extra crop for use at a later date, such as midwinter when zucchini is out of season.

Step 1

Wash zucchini and slice into 1/4 to 1/2 inch disks.

Step 2

Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook (blanch) the zucchini for 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 3

Transfer the zucchini to a bowl of ice water and allow to cool.

Step 4

Freeze the cooked disks in plastic bags. They will be good for up to six months.

Things You'll Need

Zucchini
Knife
Pot
Water
Large bowl
Ice
Plastic bags
Freezer

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Antonia is an independent writer, filmmaker and motion graphics designer based in Raleigh, North Carolina. She has worked in video and film production for the last 6 years, and has written for the past 7 years. In the production process, Antonia most often works as a writer, cinematographer, director, editor or graphic designer. She majored in Mass Communication.