VEGAN

Homemade Zucchini Caviar

Appetizers | Russian cuisine

⏳ Time

45 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Enjoy your meal!

Ingredients

Zucchini - 28.2 oz
Onion - 1.8 oz
Carrot - 1.8 oz
Garlic - 1 clove
Tomato Paste - 2 tablespoons
Salt - to taste
Ground Black Pepper - to taste
Sugar - to taste
Lemon Juice - 1 teaspoon
Herbs - to taste
Vegetable Oil - 3 tablespoons
Bay leaf - 1 piece

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Peel the zucchini and remove the seeds, then cut into cubes.

Step 2

Peel the onion, garlic, and carrot. Finely chop the onion, grate the carrot, and mince the garlic.

Step 3

In a preheated pot or thick-walled cauldron, pour in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, add the zucchini, and fry/simmer for about 20 minutes until cooked. If it starts to burn, add a little water or vegetable broth.

Step 4

In a separate frying pan/sauté pan, sauté the onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, then after 5 minutes, add the carrot and continue to sauté until cooked. Then add the tomato paste, bay leaf, herbs, and other spices. Let it cook for a while while the zucchini is cooking.

Step 5

When the zucchini is ready, add the sautéed onion and carrot, lemon juice, and mix. Finally, puree everything with a blender or pass it through a fine meat grinder. Be sure to remove the bay leaf beforehand, and once the caviar reaches a homogeneous consistency, you can put the bay leaf back in. After that, you can leave the caviar in the cauldron and cover it with a lid to let all the ingredients blend together.

Step 6

I really love this caviar with black or multigrain bread, toasted in a toaster. If you're concerned about the vegetable oil and want to make the dish completely diet-friendly, just grease the cooking dish with a drop of vegetable oil, and when you add the vegetables, add a little water. I usually make a double or triple batch at once. I divide it into containers and store it in the refrigerator. Thanks to the lemon juice, the caviar can be stored in the fridge for some time, but we usually eat it within a week.