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  Mild-tasting zucchini, the most popular of the squashes, is a high-water-content vegetable that hydrates the body when eaten raw. Adding culinary herbs to zucchini creates a powerhouse of flavor, nutrition and health benefits. Herbs such as basil and rosemary not only complement the taste of zucchini, but also provide high antioxidant, antibacterial and anti-cancer health benefits. Other herbs like fennel, sage and oregano carry their own unique flavors and health properties. Mix any herb with zucchini and the taste and health benefits soar.
  
  

Herbs That Go With Zucchini Salad and Zucchini Soup

• According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, the rind of zucchini and other squash contains the nutritional antioxidant beta-carotene. Raw or cooked zucchini and other summer squash served with the crisp and easy-to-chew peel intact retains much of its color.
  
  Toss together raw cubed zucchini, snipped chives, salad burnet --- a leafy plant that tastes and smells like cucumber --- then garnish with parsley, which is thought to be good for the kidneys and bladder, for a low-calorie salad high in folate, potassium, magnesium and vitamin A. Make a healthy summer squash bisque by blending cooked zucchini and yellow squash with cooked chopped shallots, chopped green onion, minced garlic, cubed potatoes, vegetable broth, chopped kale, tarragon and half-and-half.
  
  

Sweet Basil, Oregano and Garlic With Zucchini

• Basil, oregano and garlic are the Holy Trinity herbs that go into flavoring many Italian dishes. Each lends its own distinct flavor and unique vitamin K, magnesium and manganese healing properties. The three herbs together in a dish not only provide a pleasing taste, but also pack it with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. Zucchini, basil, oregano and garlic herbs, along with pasta, ground meat, onions and tomato sauce create healthy, tasty zucchini lasagna.
  
  

Grow Herbs at Home to Go With Zucchini

• Cooked or raw herbs go well with zucchini; however, herbs and zucchini do not make good garden companions. Zucchini prefers the company of radishes, cucumbers, corn and Nasturtium as its neighbors. Most herbs grow easily in outdoor pots or inside on kitchen windowsills. Planted in small containers like well-draining, recycled yogurt cups, fresh herbs --- the leafy parts of edible herbaceous plants --- take up little space. They instantly perk up taste and power up the health benefits of home-cooked meals.
  
  Snip your own nutrient-filled fresh thyme, parsley, bay, chives, sage and dill, then add a sprig of one or all to homemade zucchini pickles.