This Yellow Squash Vegetarian Pepperoni can be served as an appetizer with marinara sauce or even topped on a pizza, served with a salad or as side with any meal. Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Easy.
VEGETARIAN PEPPERONI...
This recipe was inspired by my love for pepperoni pizza years ago before becoming vegetarian.
And since I wanted to use a real food ingredient for this, then yellow squash seemed like the perfect fit for this.
So I knew if I experimented enough I could come up with something that tasted pretty close.
Hence this Yellow Squash Vegetarian Pepperoni has all of the flavor of pepperoni in a little round slice of squash.
WAYS TO SERVE THIS VEGETARIAN PEPPERONI
- Topped on Pizza
- As an appetizer dipped in Marinara sauce
- For dinner with a salad
- Or as a side with any meal
HOW TO COOK YELLOW SQUASH
Full directions for this in the recipe card below.
For this recipe I wanted to keep it really simple so I baked the squash.
But you could also pan fry it if you prefer. Although I found it easier to bake them.
Just thinly slice the squash, dip in egg mixture and then in bread crumb mixture.
Place on baking and cook in preheated oven turning once during the cooking process.
Serve warm or cool completely and store in airtight container in the fridge.
RECIPE TIPS AND HOW TO STORE IT
It's best eaten when first made, but will keep in a covered container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Just reheat on warm ( 200-250 degrees) about 10 minutes prior to serving.
It's recommend that you use fresh squash and not frozen squash to make this recipe.
OTHER APPETIZERS TO TRY...
ENJOY!
📖 Recipe
Yellow Squash Mock Pepperoni (Gluten-Free)
Ingredients
- 1 medium yellow squash thinly sliced
- ¾ cup gluten free panko bread crumbs
- 1 tsp. red chili pepper flakes
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. mustard seed
- 1 tsp. fennel seed
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven 375 degrees
- Thinly slice the yellow squash and set aside.
- In medium mixing bowl combine bread crumbs and spices.
- Beat eggs in a separate bowl.
- Dip squash in eggs, then in bread crumb mixture and place on large baking sheet.
- Bake 20 minutes turning once.
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