It’s that time of year when the zucchini starts popping up in backyard gardens. Here are 25 delicious ways to prepare this summertime staple!  

1. Add it to a salad
2. Add it to a smoothie
3. Bake it
4. Eat if for dessert
5. Eat it for breakfast
6. Eat it raw
7. Freeze it for later
8. Fritter it
9. Grill it
10. Hasselback it
11. Layer it in lasagna
12. Make a pie
13. Make chips
14. Make ratatouille
15. Make vegetarian “meat”balls
16. Make zoodles
17. Make zucchini bread
18. Marinate it
19. Mash it
20. Pickle it
21. Roast it
22. Roll it
23. Stuff it
24. Turn it into oven fries
25. Turn it into salsa