ZUCCHINI RIPENESS - experts needed!!

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Permalink Reply by Esra on January 5, 2012 at 10:45am

Ripe zucchini has dark green skin and are not small :)

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Permalink Reply by For_The_Love_Of_Fruit on January 7, 2012 at 2:16am

ooh, only saw this now, thank you sooo much!! are they supposed to be soft or hard to touch??

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Permalink Reply by Esra on January 7, 2012 at 3:43am

Nope, not soft, firm :)

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Permalink Reply by Hailey Ashton on January 5, 2012 at 10:49am

Ya and also their seeds should be fully developed.

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Permalink Reply by For_The_Love_Of_Fruit on January 7, 2012 at 2:19am

lol, you made me laugh!! (all that was missing was "long"! ) lol! 

thank you for answering! That makes sense... sometimes when I buy them they are already soft which is strange... i wonder if they just don't sell that much and end up over-ripening in the store?

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Permalink Reply by Teri L on January 7, 2012 at 3:01am

yeah, I HATE the soft ones! Look for firm ones... haha... does feel funny to type that

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Permalink Reply by For_The_Love_Of_Fruit on January 7, 2012 at 4:37am

ah, thanks so much! It's true, I do find them easier to digest when peeled and when they're smaller too (for some reason I do like the smaller ones' taste better.. :) 

Thank you so much guys!

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Permalink Reply by Esra on January 7, 2012 at 4:43am

What I do is peel them, make zucchini noodles, and then add the peel to the dressing I am making (blended)! I also do the same with cucumbers.

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