Spicy Asian Zucchini Spears
Need an easy and flavorful side dish? These spicy Asian zucchini spears cooked up quickly and the sauce was spicy & delicious. This easy zucchini recipe paired well with Asian-Style Flanken Short Ribs and garlic rice.
Spicy Asian Zucchini Spears
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ – 1 tsp sriracha, to taste (more if desired)
- ½ tsp honey
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 zucchini, cut into equal-sized spears
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- Toasted sesame seeds, garnish
- Green onion, sliced, garnish
How to Make Spicy Asian Zucchini Spears
Whisk together the soy sauce, sriracha, and honey; set aside to allow flavors to mingle.
Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the zucchini and season with a little sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, and saute until golden brown and tender, 3-4 minutes.
Pour the soy sauce mixture over the sauteed zucchini spears. Toss to coat the spears evenly and allow the sauce to thicken. Place the zucchini spears on a serving plate then sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and sliced green onions. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ - 1 tsp sriracha to taste (more if desired)
- ½ tsp honey
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 zucchini cut into equal-sized spears
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- Toasted sesame seeds garnish
- Green onion sliced, garnish
Instructions
- Whisk together the soy sauce, sriracha, and honey; set aside to allow flavors to mingle.
- Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the zucchini and season with a little sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, saute until golden brown and tender, 3-4 minutes.
- Pour the soy sauce mixture over the sauteed zucchini spears. Toss to coat the spears evenly and allow the sauce to thicken.
- Place the zucchini spears on a serving plate then sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and sliced green onions. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
This is a great alternative to eating them raw
What a creative and delicious zucchini recipe!
oooh! now this is a new and exciting and appetizing way to eat zucchini! great recipe, pam!
I love spicy, so this dish certainly appeals to me. We’ll soon have more zucchini than we’ll know what to do with, so this is such a timely recipe! And it looks wonderful, too. Thanks!
I’m with your son on less sriracha, but this is a great way to serve zucchini! Guess it’s time for me to go buy some?
I bet this sauce gave some life to bland zucchini. Looks great Pam.
Yum, I can’t wait to try the recipe! Thank you!
I love the Asian spices with zucchini! We have gotten a bit tired of zucchini as I either make zucchini carpacchio or a cooked zucchini dish with tomatoes; this will be a nice change!
This was amazing! I had no idea how this was going to taste and we were so pleasantly surprised. This will be one of my go to zucchini recipes. Thank you!
Nancy,
I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you for taking the time to let me know.
-Pam