Golden Zucchini

part of: Zucchini

Golden zucchini is a vibrant yellow-skinned variety of the common zucchini (courgette), with the same versatile, mild flavour and tender texture. It can be used interchangeably with green zucchini in any recipe, but its sunny colour adds visual interest to dishes — particularly when the two varieties are combined.

Like its green counterpart, golden zucchini is at its best when young and small to medium in size, before the seeds become large and the flesh turns watery. It’s excellent sliced and grilled on the barbecue, spiralised into ‘zoodles,’ sautéed with garlic and olive oil, or baked into fritters and slices. It’s also a reliable addition to ratatouille, pasta dishes, and vegetable bakes.

Golden zucchini is available through the warmer months at farmers’ markets and selected greengrocers. It grows readily in Australian home gardens and is a prolific producer — a couple of plants will keep a household well supplied through summer.

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How it's made

Golden zucchini is grown from seed in warm weather, planted in fertile, well-watered soil. The plants grow rapidly and begin producing fruit within weeks of flowering. The immature fruit is harvested by hand while still small and tender — typically when 15–20 cm long — by cutting it from the plant with a short stem attached. Regular harvesting encourages continued production throughout the growing season.

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 19kcal
Protein 2.2g
Carbs 1.1g
Fat 0.3g
Fibre 1g Sugar 1.1g
Mass Distribution

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

Carbon ≈0.5kg
Freshwater ≈130L
Land ≈0.4m²

≈ Estimated — worked out from a category-typical value further up its supply chain. Where this comes from →

Where it comes from

In the kitchen

Used as

versatile summer vegetable

Goes well with
garlic olive oil parmesan basil tomato lemon
Classic dishes
  • Ratatouille
  • Pasta primavera
  • Zucchini fritters
  • Grilled vegetable salad

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

FSANZ

How it was calculated

Analysed

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