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Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

Name: Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Courgettes 2 large; Olive oil 1 tbsp; Onion 1 small; Garlic 1 large clove; Tomatoes 250g; Chili flakes ¼ tsp; Sugar pinch; Basil; Mozzarella 125g; Cornmeal 2 tbsp; Lentils 250g; Olive oil 1½ tbsp; Red wine vinegar 1 tbsp; Rocket 50g; Coarse salt; Black pepper

Delicious Vegetarian Stuffed Courgettes

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40m
Serves 4
Medium
to gas 6/200°C
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Ingredients

	2 large Courgettes
	1 tbsp Olive oil
	1 small Onion chopped
	1 large clove Garlic finely chopped
	250g Tomatoes chopped
	¼ tsp Chili flakes
	pinch Sugar
	Basil large handful fresh leaves, roughly chopped
	125g Mozzarella drained and grated
	2 tbsp Cornmeal
	250g Lentils pack microwavable Puy
	1½ tbsp Olive oil extra-virgin
	1 tbsp Red wine vinegar
	50g Rocket
	Coarse salt to taste
	Black pepper to taste

Nutritional information

503

Calories

25.6g

Fat

50.9g

Carbohydrates

22g

Protein

5mg

Cholesterol

82mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

2 large Courgettes
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 small Onion
chopped
1 large clove Garlic
finely chopped
250g Tomatoes
chopped
¼ tsp Chili flakes
pinch Sugar
Basil
large handful fresh leaves, roughly chopped
125g Mozzarella
drained and grated
2 tbsp Cornmeal
250g Lentils
pack microwavable Puy
1½ tbsp Olive oil
extra-virgin
1 tbsp Red wine vinegar
50g Rocket
Coarse salt
to taste
Black pepper
to taste

Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

These Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad are a vegetarian’s delight. A perfectly balanced dish with cheesy stuffed courgettes served with a cooked lentil and fresh rocket salad. The filling consists of the removed courgette centers quickly grilled with some onion, garlic, tomatoes, chili flakes, a pinch of sugar and chopped, fresh basil leaves.

There are so many wonderful flavors to this dish and you are sure to get in all the nutrients needed that you won’t be missing out on anything with this recipe!

To make Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

So, how to make Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad?

Steps to make Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

1	Preheat grill
Preheat the oven to gas 6/200°C, fan/180°C.
2	Prepare courgettes to grill	5
Slice the courgettes in half, lengthwise and scoop out the center flesh with a spoon and set aside. The shell should be about ½-inch thick.
3	Grill shells	15
Place the shells on a baking tray, drizzled with a bit of oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. Grill in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.
4	Cook center filling	7
In a frying pan over medium heat, heat the remaining oil and add the roughly chopped center flesh from the courgettes. Cook with onions and garlic for about 4-5 minutes.
5	Add seasoning	1
Add the tomatoes, chili flakes and sugar and stir. You may need to add more seasoning to taste.
6	Thicken sauce	8
Simmer for 5-8 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
7	Add basil	1
Stir in the chopped basil leaves.
8	Prepare courgettes	10
Spoon the filling mixture into the baked courgette shells and topped with cornmeal and grated mozzarella .
9	Bake	10
Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden.
10	Cook lentils	10
Cook the lentils according to the package directions.
11	Prepare rocket salad	2
Toss cooked lentils with olive oil, vinegar and rocket and season with salt and pepper.
12	Serve
Serve the stuffed courgettes with the rocket and lentil salad and enjoy!

Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad should definitely be on your menus this week. Try out this recipe if you’re looking for a well-balanced vegetarian meal. All the nutrients and all the flavors that you will just love! Let us know what you think and tag #cookmerecipes in your own pictures and posts, online.

Dasha Vakulova

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