Zucchini Boats

Ahoj sailors! Jump on our zucchini boat for a quick vacation...

Ingredients:

2 zucchini (courgette)

1-2 onions

2-3 cloves of garlic (to taste)

Ground beef or tofu substitute (that's what we used)

1 jar of tomato sauce

4 sundried tomatoes

1 large bunch of basil

1 handful of grated cheese (Emantale, Gruyer, or Comte, or Cheddar)

Optional: 1 carrot

Hollow zucchini boats and keep insides to be added to the filling mixture later. Saute onion and garlic in a bit of olive oil and when translucent, add the ground beef. When beef is cooked, add tomato sauce and season with freshly ground black pepper and herbal salt. If you wish, add a diced carrot. Add zucchini interior to the mix and simmer until soft. Add fresh basil.

Fill zucchini boats that you have placed in a baking pan and sprinkle generously with the cheese of your choice. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until cheese starts to brown.

As a nice side dish: cook rice and before serving, add half of a very thinly-sliced (or grated) zucchini and sliced bits of sundried tomato. Garnish with basil leaf and a slice of fresh tomato.

Eet smakelijk sailors!