Stuffed Zucchini Genovese
- 4 4 -inch long zucchini (about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 1 large potato
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
- Salt and pepper
- 4 teaspoons homemade or prepared pesto
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Trim ends of zucchini and halve them lengthwise.
- Using a spoon, or melon baller scoop out flesh from each half, leaving 1/4-inch thick shell.
- Reserve zucchini boats and flesh.
- Boil potato until tender.
- When cool enough to handle, peel and mash potato in a potato ricer into a small bowl.
- Add reserved zucchini flesh, Parmesan, egg and nutmeg.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Mound potato mixture into each zucchini boat.
- Fill only as high as walls of zucchini, or a little above.
- Use a brush to smear pesto over each.
- Fit zucchini snugly into an oiled baking dish.
- Pour enough water to reach 1/4-inch up sides of zucchini, cover tightly with foil and bake 20 minutes.
- Remove foil and continue cooking 25 minutes more.
- Let cool to room temperature.
- Before serving, drizzle each zucchini boat with extra-virgin olive oil.
- Serve 2 zucchini per person.
zucchini, potato, parmesan cheese, egg, freshly grated nutmeg, salt, pesto, extravirgin olive oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/stuffed-zucchini-genovese-recipe.html (may not work)