Warm Zucchini Salad with Dill and Red Currants

A simple warm zucchini salad that’s bursting with flavours and textures. The zucchini slices are first charred grilled, then dressed in a lemon dill vinaigrette. Red currants offer a tart and sparkling flavour that works beautifully with mellow zucchini. Plus, they add a pop of bright, glossy red to the salad. If desired, add some toasted nuts or seeds for the crunch. Enjoy them as is, with some roasted chicken or steak, or serve over a bed of hummus or Greek yoghurt.


800 g Zucchini (I used yellow one) Sea salt Chicken schmalz 3 tbsp Olive oil 4 Garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 Green chilli pepper, sliced Juice of ½ lemon 2 tbsp Dill, chopped Red currants

Cut zucchini into 1.5 cm-thick slices and season both sides with salt. Place the salted zucchini slices on a tea towel in a single layer to drain for about 30 minutes. Blot dry the zucchini with paper towels.
Heat some chicken schmaltz in a grill pan or frying pan and fry the zucchini slices, in batches, over a medium heat for 5 minutes each side until lightly charred and just tender. Transfer to a large platter.
In the same pan, add olive oil, garlic cloves, and chilli. Fry gently over a medium heat for 2–3 minutes, until it smells fragrant. Remove and mix in lemon juice and chopped dill. Pour the dressing over the warm zucchini and garnish with red currants. Serve them over a bed of hummus or Greek yoghurt.

7 comments:

Tom 24/7/26 12:52: ...this is indeed zucchini season, enjoy it.
David M. Gascoigne, 24/7/26 12:58: Another fine way to use the ever abundant zucchini.
The Velvet Runway 24/7/26 13:22: This looks delicious. I love the addition of the red currants
Julia x
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Bill 24/7/26 13:25: I love zucchini and this sounds good.
Stara vrtlarica 24/7/26 14:01: Excellent! We often eat zucchini baked this way with garlic, but without the peppers. Now I'll add your ingredients: currants and the rest.
smakolykinadiecie 24/7/26 14:08: Ależ piękna sałatka. Takiej jeszcze nie robiłam. Idealna na kolację latem.
Gorące uściski 🙂
DEZMOND 24/7/26 14:58: You are really having fun with those yellow zucchinis this sommar!