easy zucchini pizza melts

Name: easy zucchini pizza melts
Ingredients: 1 pound zucchini (about 2 small); 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided; 4 (3/4-inch thick) slices sourdough bread; 1/4 cup pesto (storebought or homemade); 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (~1/2 cup); 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes; freshly-ground black pepper; 2 ounces low-moisture mozzarella, shaved, grated, or thinly sliced (~1/2 cup); fresh basil

for when it's too hot to cook anything for more than 10 minutes.

make this with sourdough or sandwich thins; part-skim mozzarella or fancy Gruyère; marinara in place of pesto. My recipes are meant to be formulas, not rule books! …