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:
Preheat the oven to gas 6/200°C, fan/180°C.
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.
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.
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.
Add the tomatoes, chili flakes and sugar and stir. You may need to add more seasoning to taste.
Simmer for 5-8 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
Stir in the chopped basil leaves.
Spoon the filling mixture into the baked courgette shells and topped with cornmeal and grated mozzarella .
Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden.
Cook the lentils according to the package directions.
Toss cooked lentils with olive oil, vinegar and rocket and season with salt and pepper.
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.
So delicious! Thanks for sharing recipe!
