Strapatsada with zucchini – A light Greek meal!
A very delicious simple and easy dish that you can have ready in minutes!
What is Strapatsada?
Strapatsada is a Greek dish made with eggs and tomatoes. A lot of other ingredients can also be added according to the likes and dislikes of each cook.
In some regions of Greece, Strapatsada is also called Kagianas but I cook these two differently as if they were separate dishes. In my recipes, Strapatsada has only 1 or two tomatoes while Kagianas has plenty. After I prepare the recipe for Kagiana I will update this post with a link so you can see the difference.
Strapatsada with Zucchini
Strapatsada with zucchini is a very popular dish on the island of Crete. It is mostly cooked during the summer months when the tomatoes are ripe and the zucchini are at their prime and plenty!
I make this meal very often in summer and my personal preference is not to add any cheese is this particular dish. In my honest opinion, I believe that if you add cheese to this dish it loses 50% of its taste! (Ask me how I know hahaha)
Feta is okay, but only as a topping after it is cooked. Grab a few ripe tomatoes and zucchini and let’s make this delicious and light Greek meal!
Strapatsada with zucchini – A light Greek meal!
Ingredients:
- 3 medium eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 ripe fresh tomato, grated
- 1 ripe fresh tomato, cubed
- 1 zucchini, cut into very thin rounds
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- 1.5 Tbsp extra virgin Olive Oil
- 50g Feta, crumbled (optional)
- 1 pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions:
- Cut the zucchini into very thin slices, as thin as you can, and prepare all the ingredients before you start cooking.
- Lightly beat the eggs with an egg beater in a bowl and set them aside.
- Sauté the onion in a non-stick pan over high heat together with the slices of zucchini, olive oil, and a little salt and black pepper until the onion is slightly browned.
- Add the grated tomato and the cubed tomato and wait until its juices disappear.
- Season the eggs with salt and pour them over the tomato, stirring with a wooden spoon like you would do for scrambled eggs, and turn off the heat.
- It takes about 1 minute until the egg is cooked and the Strapatsada is ready!
- Serve it on a plate with a little crumbled Feta on top and freshly ground black pepper (Optional).
- Fast and Easy, Greek Traditional, Recipes
- eggs, fresh tomato, kagianas, light meal, olive oil, onion, strapatsada, zucchini
- CUISINE: Greek Traditional
- Recipe by: Christina Karagianni
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