This easy-to-make vegetable slice is made with zucchini and sweet potato but you can easily substitute with other vegetables and it will still be a winner. You can also make it in bulk so you have extra for the week.
This vegetarian slice is a great recipe to add to your weekly meal planning as it is super easy to make and you can make extra which you can freeze.
You can also add in or substitute other vegetables as long as you keep the total vegetable quantity the same. It also works well either hot or cold and makes a great lunchbox addition.
If you are looking for other vegetarian recipes then try these Zucchini and Sweet Potato Fritters or these Quinoa Fritters.
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WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS VEGETARIAN SLICE
Allergy and intolerance friendly - this recipe is suitable for people with gluten & dairy allergies & intolerances and you can also make it nut free.
Freezer Friendly - you can store any leftovers in your freezer.
Healthy wholefood ingredients - which are easy to find at any supermarket, health store, food markets or on-line store.
INGREDIENTS YOU NEED
- Sweet potato
- Zucchini
- Eggs
- Almond flour
- Garlic
- Chives (or you can substitute parsley or basil)
- Sea salt
- Black pepper
- Feta
- Chili flakes
SUBSTITUTIONS & VARIATIONS
- Dairy free - to make dairy free you can simply omit the feta. You don't need to adjust any other of the ingredients or cooking time.
- Nut free - substitue the almond flour with ⅓ cup coconut flour and add an extra egg, so you use 5 in total.
- Other vegetables - you can use other vegetables, like carrot, corn, peas, and onion. Just make sure you keep the total weight similar.
- Sundried tomatoes - adding some sundried tomatoes is great.
- Bacon - slice up some rashes of bacon and add to the slice mix before cooking.
- Other herbs - you can substitute the chives with parsley or basil.
RECIPE TIPS & FAQS
If you are wanting a nut free version, then simply add ⅓ coconut flour (instead of the almond meal) and add an extra egg (so 5 in total).
You can omit the feta to make this dairy free
This recipes freezes really well so you can freeze any leftovers. Just cut into your desired slices and freeze in an airtight container or ziplock bags.
Place the shredded zucchini on a few sheets of paper towel and sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt over the top. Leave for 20-30 minutes. The paper towel will absorb the moisture and then the zucchini is ready to use in the recipe.
Looking for other zucchini recipes? Try these:
Zucchini and Sweet Potato Fritters
Zucchini Pasta with Tuna and Tomato Sauce
Lastly, I would love to hear from you if you make this recipe. You can either leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! If you do make this recipe, please tag me on Instagram! It really makes my day when I see your creations of my recipes.
Vegetable Slice
Ingredients
- 1.6 lbs sweet potatoes peeled and coarsely grated
- 1.3 lbs zucchini coarsely grated
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup almond flour
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives roughly chopped
- Pinch of sea salt
- Pinch of black pepper
- 7 oz feta crumbled
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven. Pre-heat oven to 355 F |180 C.
- Remove excess water. Place the shredded zucchini on a few sheets of paper towel and sprinkle 1 teaspoon salt over the top. Leave for 20-30 minutes. The paper towel will absorb the moisture and then the zucchini is ready to use in the recipe.
- Prepare mixture. Add all ingredients to a large mixing bowl and mix until well combined. Spoon mixture into a baking dish lined with baking paper.
- Bake. Place in the oven and cook for approximately 35-40 minutes until set and golden on top.
- Serve. Let it cool for a few minutes and then slice to serve.
Louise
Can you use egg whites instead of whole eggs?
Vanessa Vickery
I have not tested with just egg whites in recipes before. The egg is used to bind the ingredients, so if that still works ok, then it should be fine.
Barbara
I live in Australia and buy my feta directly from the Deli by weight, could you please tell me how much weight is in a packet of feta? I am dying to try this recipe.
Vanessa Vickery
I use the 200gms packets of feta
Rachel
Yum yum yum! I followed the recipe. Adding the optional feta and chilli flakes, which should be mandatory IMO 😉. I used the coconut flour and 5 eggs, but swapped the chives for 3 tblsp of finely diced red onions and because I adore garlic, I used 4 cloves instead of 2. It was so scrummy! And I have lots of leftovers for lunch tomorrow. Bonus! Thanks for a great recipe.
Vanessa Vickery
It does make it extra special <3
Louise
Can you use egg whites instead of whole egg?
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Justin
If you add bacon, should you fry it before?
Thanks
Vanessa Vickery
You should be able to just add them to the slice uncooked and they will cook in the oven.
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Ann
This recipe worked great. I didn't have sweet potato on hand so used carrots and white potato, but it still worked. Also used sun dried tomatoes as my optional extra. This is brilliant as a healthy snack for kids
Jodie Shirley
Yay made with coconut flour! Thanks so much for the great recipe
Jodie Shirley
Yay made with coconut flour! Thanks so much for the great recipe
Val
Made this recipe this afternoon using coconut flour and ingredients as listed. Not really to my taste far too sweet unfortunately. The real problem however was the additional cooking time required to try to get a dry bake. It was moist and crumbly cooking when cut having been left to cool despite allowing at least an extra 20 minutes 5 minutes at a time. Maybe I just didn’t dry the zucchini sufficiently.
Vanessa Vickery
Sorry to hear it did not work out for you. It is not meant to be a sweet recipe either, so not sure how you got it sweet.
Mel
I love this recipe, thank you! I usually use around 400-500g sweet potato, two zucchini and six eggs. Also sometimes add nutritional yeast flakes or sundried tomatoes for extra flavour. ?
Tracy
Hi can these be frozen?
Mel
I have frozen slices, very handy for lunches.
Ann
This recipe worked great. I didn't have sweet potato on hand so used carrots and white potato, but it still worked. Also used sun dried tomatoes as my optional extra. This is brilliant as a healthy snack for kids
Paulette
Can you use regular flour
Vanessa Vickery
Regular flour should be fine
Elizabeth
Can I use egg replacer?
Vanessa Vickery
Yes you can!
Yash
This was a great recipe. Easy to make and delicious. Wondering if i can throw in other veggies like corn, carrots and cherry tomatoes etc.
Vanessa Vickery
Hi Yash, I haven't tried it with other veggies, but I reckon you could add corn and grated carrot. I am thinking the tomato will bring more liquid to the recipe. So you have to try it and see.
Kathleen
Delicious thanks. I added a little onion. I would probably recommend squeezing some of the juice out of the zucchini mixture. We made about 15 slices...very tasty. We added the feta and the chilli flakes.
Vanessa Vickery
Thanks for the tip!! I am due to make it again so will test it out and update the recipe 🙂