Baked Zucchini with Egg and Cheese (Firinda Mucver)

Baked Zucchini goes well with any kind of meat and poultry for lunch or dinner with  a green salad. Also, it is one of favorite dishes of Turkish breakfast tables along with a cup of tea. It can also be a nice dish for your parties such as birthdays and baby showers. I tried it when my lovely Turkish friends came over for breakfast. They totally enjoyed it and asked for me the recipe. In addition, it is a very healthy and tasty choice for your kids and they will really like it. Please try it!

Baked Zucchini (Firinda Mucver)

Since it is my close friend Aylin's favorite dish, this recipe goes to her. I hope she can try that for her cute daughter's coming birthday party:-) Aylin, I look forward to eat it:-)

This recipe makes around 20 small squares. 


Ingredients:

2 big zucchini, shredded
1 onion, shredded (optional)
1/2 cup of all purpose flour
3 large or 4 medium size eggs (you can add 5 eggs if you like)
1 cup crumbled feta cheese or shredded mozzarella (I like feta with it)
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill, parsley or cilantro (it is your choice. Dill goes well with zucchini)
3-4 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp baking powder
Dried red pepper flakes (optional)
Black pepper
Salt

Instructions:

1- Preheat oven for 350 F.
2- Grease a 9" x 13" glass pan with vegetable or olive oil and put aside.
3- In a deep and big bowl, combine shredded zucchini, onion, flour and baking powder.
4- Add olive oil, salt, black pepper, pepper flakes and dill to the mixture and mix well. 
5- Then, put feta cheese and lightly beaten eggs to the mixture.
6- Put the mixture into the glass pan and bake it for 40-50 minutes or until its surface gets light brown.
You can also check it with a tooth pick as checking cake. It will be done when your tooth pick comes out clean.
7- After it is done, let it cool down, then cut into small squares and serve. It is better when it is fresh, but it can be eaten next day as well if you warm it up in the oven.