Crispy Baked Zucchini Chips Recipe

Be sure to watch my video tutorial below!

Green is a prominent color in my cooking. And it seems zucchini is a prominent ingredient, particularly during the summer months. From a simple grilled zucchini salad (adorned with herby greens); to baked zucchini sticks with Parmesan, or quick skillet zucchini for the perfect side. And when I’m feeling fancy, then it’s mom’s stuffed zucchini. The other day, I had a few zucchini tucked in my vegetable drawer, so I decided to use them in a healthier, low-calorie snack: zucchini chips! Here is the thing about a chip. It must be crispy, right? But zucchini has a high water content, so how do we arrive at perfectly crispy baked zucchini chips? A few simple tips…

Tips for Best Zucchini Chips

First, the most obvious step is to slice your zucchini thinly and uniformly. To achieve this, I always use a mandoline. Secondly, and this is so important, do everything you can to rid the zucchini slices of moisture. You can do two things here: 1) once zucchini slices are arranged on paper towel (the moisture has to be absorbed by something, right?), sprinkle them with kosher salt. The salt will draw moisture out through osmosis. 2) Top salted zucchini with another layer of paper towels AND a sheet-pan weighted with something (I used a cutting board). And LEAVE for 15 to 20 minutes so that the salt and weight will work together to draw as much of the moisture out as possible. Bake the zucchini slices in a lower-degree heated oven. It’s a slow bake that ensures crispy zucchini chips without burning.

How to Season Zucchini Chips

Simply salted zucchini chips make a great snack. But if you’re like me and want to jazz things up a bit, you use other seasonings such as this harissa. Harissa is an all-natural North African spice blend with three types of mild chili along with sumac, caraway, fennel, cumin, coriander, garlic and peppermint (find harissa at our shop here.) Totally optional but worth a try! You can also use a sprinkle of za’atar or smoked paprika to change things up. If you like to dip your chips, like I do, I highly recommend this easy Greek Tzatziki Sauce!

How to store baked zucchini chips

This zucchini chips recipe will serve up to eight people, and I hardly doubt the chips will last long enough to store. But, you can store them in zip lock bags for a couple of weeks in a dry pantry.