A Fresh Take on Grilled Zucchini

SOMEONE SHOULD MAKE a horror movie about a society overtaken by uncontrollable hordes of summer zucchini. In peak season, this vegetable is everywhere and home gardeners struggle to give it away. Attack of the killer zucchini, indeed. I wanted to write a happier script for this handsome vegetable, set in my favorite place for summer cooking—on the grill.

My early experiments confirmed prior test kitchen findings: Large zucchini tasted dull and were much tougher and more fibrous than their smaller brethren. Medium zucchini