Zucchini and Tomato Sauté with Cotija Cheese and Cilantro
I was making a Southwestern-flavored meal for dinner and wanted to pair it with a simple veggie side dish. This easy zucchini and tomato sauté with cotija cheese and cilantro recipe was a nice change of flavors that tasted nice together and it paired well with baked southwest buttermilk chicken thighs and roasted corn on the cob.
Zucchini and Tomato Sauté with Cotija Cheese and Cilantro
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp olive oil
- ¼ sweet yellow onion, chopped
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- 1 small zucchini, chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
How to Make Zucchini and Tomato Sauté with Cotija Cheese and Cilantro
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally for 2 minutes.
Add the diced zucchini and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes, or until the zucchini is fork-tender and the tomatoes are close to bursting.
Add the minced garlic and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
Pour the veggies into a serving bowl then top with cotija cheese and fresh cilantro. Serve immediately.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- ¼ sweet yellow onion chopped
- 1 cup grape tomatoes
- 1 small zucchini chopped
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally for 2 minutes.
- Add the diced zucchini and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes, or until the zucchini is fork-tender and the tomatoes are close to bursting.
- Add the minced garlic and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
- Pour the veggies into a serving bowl then top with cotija cheese and fresh cilantro. Serve immediately.
I am going to have to look up what our local equivalent of cotija cheese is 🙂
Look beautiful Pam! I love cherry tomatoes!
A simple and delicious side dish, Pam!
I think cotija cheese would make me enjoy zucchini even more!! 🙂
Zucchini season is just about here where I live and now I have a new way to fix this vegetable. Your recipe looks delicious
if nothing else, i predict we will have some tomatoes and some zucchini from our garden and i would love to eat them just like this!
Mmmm so fresh and delicious! I bet this would also be great as a taco filling.
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Lovely recipe 🙂 thanks for sharing