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Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini with Feta-Pepper Sauce

By Lauren Keating On 07/07 13 Comments

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Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini with Feta-Pepper Sauce 1Because of the holiday, laziness, and the brilliant idea of making grilled peanut butter-bacon-maple-banana sandwiches, I didn’t eat very healthily last week. By the time the weekend rolled around and it was time to plan my meals for this week, I was feeling pretty gross and in need of some extra-healthy, fresh meals. This one totally hit the spot.

I was inspired by Ana Sortun’s recipe in the July issue of Food and Wine. I bought this magazine on impulse and it’s amazing – I flagged about half of it! Is it always this great, or was this just a particularly awesome issue? Anyway, the dish was everything I was hoping ti would be – light, flavorful, and loaded with fresh vegetables and herbs.  It was also really filling! I made 6 servings because I was nervous that 1 wouldn’t be satisfying, but I could barely finish my plate.

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On the side, I served orzo tossed with the juice of half a lemon and some wilted escarole (spinach would have been better, but I didn’t have any) and some marinated olives from mezzeta. I saw these at the store an figured I’d give them a try because I liked their Napa Valley Bistro pasta sauce so much (I tried the second one baked with some stuffed shells and it was amazing! I feel bad giving a lukewarm review to the first one I tried – baking this sauce is the way to go!). The olives are wonderful! Perfect for snacking. It’s a nice mix of green, niçoise, and kalamata olives marinated in Merlot and spices like rosemary and garlic. Yum!

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Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini with Feta-Pepper Sauce
Inspired by Shrimp-and-Feta Stuffed Zucchini,  July 2009 Food and Wine

  • 1 Tbs olive oil
  • 1 white onion, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 fennel bulb, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 plum tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 pound peeled and deveined shrimp, chopped
  • 1 palmfull each fresh dill and mint
  • 6 zucchini, halved lengthwise
  • 1/4 cup bread crumbs

For sauce:

  • 1 Hungarian wax pepper, chopped (can sub banana peppers)
  • 1/2 cup feta
  • 1/4 cup milk

Preheat oven to 425.

Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet. Add onion, pepper, fennel, and garlic and cook until softened. Add tomato and crushed red pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture resembles a chunky sauce. Remove from heat. Add salt, pepper, shrimp, dill, and mint.

Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds from the zucchini, forming a hollowed out “boat.” Season with salt and pepper and stuff with filling. Bake for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and cook another 5 minutes.

While the zucchini bakes, prepare the sauce: Sautee peppers in a skillet (I reused the one from the filling) until softened. Remove skillet from heat and stir in cheese and milk. Continue to stir until milk thickens and a very thick sauce is formed. Transfer to a dish. Serve alongside zucchini.

Serves 6.

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I am submitting this post to this week’s BSI (Blogger’s Secret Ingredient) hosted by Zoe!

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If you missed my earlier announcement, I’m a semi-finalist in a recipe contest and I would really appreciate your vote. If you’d like to vote for my Mexican cannolis (pretty please?), you can do so HERE. Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini with Feta-Pepper Sauce 4

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Comments

  1. Sarah says

    07/13 at 2:04 pm

    mmmmmmm oh my goodness those look amazing; so much color!

    Reply
  2. Chaya says

    07/13 at 7:49 am

    These look delicious. A great contribution for feta.

    Your cannolis look like winners to me. I voted and I hope everyone else does too. Good luck.

    Reply
  3. zoe says

    07/10 at 10:28 am

    This is a great entry for BSI! Thanks so much!

    Reply
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