Zucchini vs. Zucchini in the Gourmet Test Kitchen

by Emily Farris, Posted Jul 28th 2009 @ 4:00PM

Zucchini whoopie pie! Zucchini tequila slushie!

Those nutty Gourmet chefs, of the insane toasted avocado marshmallows, recently went head to head in their third Test Kitchen Challenge, all about zucchini.

In the savory round, watch Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez make zucchini shoestring "fries" as a decadent topping for a "zucchini three ways" salad and competitor Andrea Albin whip up some spicy zucchini fritters with basil-mayo dipping sauce. We'll leave it up to you to decide whether or not Albin's performance-enhancing drug -- bacon -- gave her an unfair advantage over her opponent.

In the sweets round Eriquez appeared to have a stronghold on Albin when she "pulled out the guns" with her zucchini whoopie pies. (Click the video to see how she pulled it off.) But what better way to wash down a zucchini whoopie pie -- or five -- than with Albin's zucchini lime tequila slushie?

Check out the video, vote for your favorite and let us know who you think won and why in the comments.

[Via Gourmet]

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