This easy grilled zucchini recipe with garlic is one of Summer’s best zucchini recipes on the bbq. It’s the perfect zucchini vegetarian side dish. You can serve this bbq zucchini recipe all summer long. YUM!

Grilled Zucchini Recipe with Garlic or BBQ Zucchini on a grill

Grilled Zucchini Recipe

Make this super delicious grilled zucchini with garlic when Summer gives you too much zucchini. There’s a point when we’re all overloaded with zucchini or need some new zucchini recipes to whip up. Well have you ever thought of bbq zucchini or grilling it to a delicious char? It’s a fabulous way serve zucchini as a great vegetarian side dish along salads or inside a sandwich. A grilled zucchini sandwich is always a favorite veggie meal! Our garlicky marinade takes boring zucchini to a super popular vegetable dish! Even those who say they don’t like zucchini are obsessing over our grilled garlic zucchini.

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How to Serve Grilled Zucchini

  • You can eat the zucchini on it’s own as a very low carb and keto friendly dish. If you’re keto, then make sure the sauce is sugar free.
  • Serve as a side dish along with grilled meats, chicken or seafood. It’s great when served with some grilled salmon. or you can cook the salmon on a grill pan.
  • Make a delicious vegetarian sandwich with these grilled zucchini slices
  • Add it to a pizza as a topping. Just chop it up and you’re ready to have a pizza party.
  • Chop it up and add it to a salad like our popular grilled zucchini salad.
  • For best flavor, try to use fresh garlic cloves but garlic powder will work if that is what you have on hand. (Make-ahead garlic tip: crush or mince a bunch of garlic ahead of time. Place it in a jar and cover with oil, then store it in the fridge until you are ready to use for any recipe.)
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Garlic Grilled Zucchini

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Marinate Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Zucchini is so quick and easy to grill. The key is to slice it to the right thickness. It will shrink when grilled, so don’t slice too thin or else you’ll be left with nothing but a charred shell. Our preferred thickness is about 1/2″ before grilling. Gives a nice slightly charred surface and just enough tender zucchini on the inside.
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Ingredients

  • 2 large (2 large) zucchini (sliced about 1/2 “ thick)
  • 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) vegetable oil
  • 2 cloves (2 cloves) garlic , minced
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) Worcestershire or soy sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) ketchup
  • salt , to taste
  • black pepper , to taste

Equipment

Instructions 

  • Slice the zucchini into 1/2-inch thick steaks length-wise.
    Slicing zucchini
  • Make the marinade: in large ziplock bag or large bowl, combine vegetable oil, garlic, Worcestershire or soy sauce, ketchup, salt and pepper. Rub the bag between your hands or whisk to combine all the ingredients.
    Marinade in plastic bag
  • Place zucchini strips in the bag or bowl and massage the marinade into the zucchini. Marinade the zucchini for about 15 minutes.
    Zucchini in bag with marinade
  • Grill: Pre-heat grill to medium-high (if possible). Scrape the grill grates to make sure they're clean. 
    Scraping the grill clean to prevent sticking
  • Grill the zucchini for about 2-3 minutes on each side, or until nicely charred and golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Video

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Nutrition Information per Serving

Calories: 96kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Sodium: 76mg, Potassium: 457mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 340IU, Vitamin C: 29.8mg, Calcium: 32mg, Iron: 0.8mg
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Vegetables
Cuisine: American
Calories: 96

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Grilled Zucchini Recipe with Garlic or BBQ Zucchini on a plate

This recipe was originally published in 2017 and updated most recently in 2023.

Easy toppings for zucchini

After you cooked the zucchini, you can add your favorite toppings to customize the dish.

  • You can always add some of your favorite chopped herbs on top for a fresh and healthy flavor.
  • season with some lemon juice for extra acidity and brightness.
  • Add some grated parmesan cheese.
  • Extra olive oil. The flavor is fantastic.

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