This is great for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The key tip is to take as much water out of the zucchini as possible. It took a few goes to get this bread right, so if it doesn’t work the first time, try again!
This recipe is a variation from the Defeat Diabetes app:
- Serves: 10
- Prep time: 20 minutes
- Cook time: 55 minutes
Ingredients
- 300g zucchini
- 2 cups almond meal
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 1 lemon zest
-
½ cup pitted kalamata olives
- 100g feta cheese
- 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
-
½ tsp salt
- selection of fresh herbs to your liking such as thyme
Method
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
- Place grated zucchini into a clean cloth, and squeeze out as much liquid as you can. Set aside.
- In a bowl, combine the almond meal, herbs, salt, and baking powder.
- Beat the eggs in a small bowl then add to the almond meal mixture. Pour in the melted butter and stir to combine.
- Add in the zucchini and lemon zest, followed by the Kalamata olives and feta.
- Pour mixture into a loaf tin and sprinkle pumpkin seeds on top.
- Bake in oven for 45-50 minutes.
- Leave to cool for a minimum of 15 minutes once cooked, otherwise it won’t cut properly.
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