Kristi Whitley

Healthy Living

Perfect Zucchini Bacon

No, it doesn't taste like real bacon but it will remind you of it!

It is crispy and smokey with a little sweet.

Top salads, sandwiches, and wraps with it.

You will double the batch next time! 

3 large zucchini, sliced with a mandolin 1/8 inch thick
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon agave, or maple syrup
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
2 tablespoons water, or a little more to thin mixture

 

Place zucchini strips in a single layer on two, large, parchment-lined sheet pans.

In a small bowl, whisk together the rest of the ingredients.

Using a pastry brush, coat the zucchini strips on both sides with the marinade.

Bake at 200 degrees using convection (My oven says “speed bake”, it is when the fan in the oven blows the hot air around. If your oven doesn’t have this just cook them longer.) for approximately 3 hours. Turn the zucchini over about half-way through the cooking process.