{"id":2992,"date":"2025-10-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatsfromelsewhere.com\/?p=2992"},"modified":"2025-10-13T21:58:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T19:58:49","slug":"zucchini-cigars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatsfromelsewhere.com\/fr\/zucchini-cigars\/","title":{"rendered":"Cigares croustillants \u00e0 la courgette & \u00e0 la feta"},"content":{"rendered":"
Flaky, crispy filo dough with a flavorful, cheesy zucchini filling. Yum! These zucchini cigars with lemony feta & a sprinkle of fennel seed are a tasty side or appetizer. Well, in our case, they became the main event on the dinner table. \ud83d\ude09 The cheesy zucchini filling has a fresh and savory Mediterranean flavor. You can eat them plain, or dipped in a sauce such as marinara, roasted red pepper dip, or garlicky lemon yogurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The filling for these zucchini cigars comes together pretty fast, but (no surprise) rolling them up takes a bit of time. This recipe cooks up great in either the oven or air fryer (instructions for both ways in the recipe). If using the air fryer to cook (for extra-crispy filo dough), you can work in batches and prepare the next batch while the previous is cooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for making zucchini cigars<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Get as much moisture as you can out of the zucchini<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t let the filo dough dry out (cover with a damp tea towel when not using)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Serve warm or hot, while the cheese is still melty and soft<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Shredding zucchini for zucchini cigars<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A soggy zucchini cigar is no good, so you need to get out a lot of the moisture. After grating the zucchini (either by hand or with the food processor), I put it all in a tea towel and squeezed hard. Lots of zucchini juice down the drain. Using this method, I did not need to salt the zucchini for this recipe, and the zucchini cigars were nice and crispy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to roll zucchini cigars with feta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Lay out a single rectangular sheet of filo dough, and brush it with a mixture of butter and oil. Flip over the sheet so the oil is on the outside. Place about a \u00bc cup filling along one of the short ends. Roll the filling up tightly in the filo dough, all the way down the sheet of dough. Cut the roll of dough in to three even pieces. Brush with the more butter + oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some filling might fall out the sides while cooking, but it\u2019s no problem. Really, those golden cheesy ends are quite tasty \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Oven or air fryer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I highly recommend using the air fryer for this recipe, if you have one. The filo dough gets wonderfully crispy this way. You can also make them in the oven, and they still turn out great. Instructions are given for both ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Reheating zucchini cigars with feta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Reheat your zucchini cigars for 5 minutes in the oven (190 \u00b0C) or air fryer (170 \u00b0C). This way the zucchini cigars will get back their crispy outside. Filo dough does not reheat well in the microwave \u2013 it gets soft and disappointing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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