Baked Zucchini With Goat Cheese {Keto, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free}

This healthy Baked Zucchini With Goat Cheese dish is easy to prepare, delicious, and all you need is five ingredients. The tangy and creamy goat cheese is simply flavoured with fresh mint and rich olive oil bringing out the delicate taste of the young zucchini. This recipe is acceptable for keto, vegetarian and gluten-free diets.

Tips for a perfectly cooked zucchini.  

To keep zucchini tender but firm on the outside, the zucchini must be baked at a high temperature. However, size also matters. Using small, young and very fresh zucchini makes this dish beautiful and delicious.

Zucchini, also known as courgette, is a small vegetable shaped like a cucumber. The green-skinned variety is considered a summer squash and is best when it is firm and fresh. For someone following a low-carb and low-calorie diet, this vegetable is ideal.

The green squash, including the skin, has only about 19 calories per serving (about 1 cup sliced), fiber, vitamin C and some protein. You already love the Italian stuffed zucchini recipe, well this is more of a Greek recipe. Both are healthy and delicious.

Zucchini is an excellent vegetable used in pasta sauces replacing meat and for moistness and nutrition in desserts. So a great vegetable to include in your diet.

I typically serve this baked zucchini dish as an anytime healthy snack. However, it makes for a delicious lunch by adding a simple salad.

For those of you that follow a keto diet, the total net carbs are about 4 g per serving. If you want something heartier for dinner, serve the baked zucchini with goat cheese with one of our vegetarian pasta dishes. You will love it!