Zucchini Pesto Bites with Goat Cheese

Thoughts & Inspiration

This was something I tried for my dinner party.  It is super easy and a fun little bite.  I used store bought pesto to make this a quicker recipe, but obviously fresh homemade pesto is always better!

Ingredients
1 Tbsp of olive oil
1-2 zucchinis, sliced
Pesto (homemade or store bought)
Goat cheese crumbles

Trim the ends off the zucchini.  On a mandoline or using a very sharp knife, cut the zucchini into medium thickness slices, approximately 1/4-1/2 inch thick (you want to have approximately 24 slices of each, to create 12 bites).

Heat a grill pan and add olive oil.  Place zucchini slices onto pan and grill on medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes.  Flip all slices over and grill for 1-2 more minutes.  Remove slices from heat and place onto a dish and allow to cool for a few minutes.

Arrange zucchini as follows onto a serving dish:
Zucchini slice, followed by a dollop of pesto, zucchini slice and finally a small crumble of goat cheese.  

This dish can be served at room temperature.

Variation:  Feta cheese crumbles instead of goat cheese.