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Stuffed 8 Ball Zucchini
From Dawson Local Harvest
<p>Want to know what to do with 8 Ball Zucchini? Here’s a quick ideas. Start with four 8 Ball Zucchini.</p>Source: Mr. Leilani (Entered by Alan Vining)
Serves: 4 adults as a main side dish.
Vegetarian!
Ingredients
1/2 cup
fresh Spinach leaves, chopped
one clove
elephant garlic, minced
one onion
small, minced
one tomatoe
small, diced
3/4 cup
bread crumbs
3 tbsp.
extra virgin olive oil
one cup
fresh grated Parmesan cheese
one ounce
fresh Basil leaves
Step by Step Instructions
- Cut in half and scoop out the pulp (chop up and set aside), leaving 1/4" walls. Take a 1/2 cup packed-down spinach leaves, chop it up a bit, add 2 cloves minced garlic and a small onion, minced, plus half a dozen basil leaves, and saute' in a little olive oil over medium heat about 3 minutes.
- Dice a small tomato and add it and the zucchini pulp to the mixture, cook 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and mix in 3/4 cup of bread crumbs. Add salt & red pepper flakes to taste. Now you're just about set.
- Spoon some zucchini-spinach mixture into an 8 Ball half and top with as much fresh Parmesan as you like. Put in a pre-heated 350 degree oven and bake until the cheese is melty, about 20 minutes.