smashed feta zucchini boats

Name: smashed feta zucchini boats
Ingredients: 2 medium zucchini; kosher salt; 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained but not rinsed; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 1/2 teaspoon each ground cumin, ground coriander, and sweet paprika; freshly ground black pepper; 1 to 2 tablespoons avocado oil (or other neutral oil) — enough to cover the bottom of the pan; 1 lemon; 4 ounces feta; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh dill; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint

the summer version of my sweet potato boats has arrived...

fork slicing into the smashed feta zucchini boats on a dark plate

Last summer, I kept seeing Thomas Keller’s method for cooking zucchini everywhere. So this summer, I was super excited to put my own twist on it, which, perhaps unsurprisingly, involves smashed feta and crispy chickpeas. If you liked my smashed feta sweet potato boats, it’s all but guaranteed you’ll be into this version, too. …