Zucchine farcite (Stuffed zucchini)

Ingredients (4/6 servings)

3 large zucchini/courgettes

spinach 400 g

a bit of butter (about 15/20 g)

pine nuts 65 g

3 chopped shallots

4 tbsps of extra virgin olive oil

beef mince 130 g

finely chopped ham 130 g

ricotta 300 g

grated parmesan cheese 100 g

salt

pepper.

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Wash and cut the zucchini in half lengthwise, scoop out  the centre using a spoon and keep it for later. Steam cook the zucchini for 7 minutes. Wash the spinach, and fry it gently in a pan with the butter for 10 minutes.

Put the spinach into a blender and blend it with the pine nuts.

Heat a table spoon of oil in another pan and fry the chopped shallots. Add the meat mince and the chopped ham and cook for another 5 minutes on a low heat.

Mix the ricotta with 70 g of parmesan cheese, the blended spinach and the meat, season with salt and pepper.

Stuff the zucchini with the filling and put them on an oven tray previously lined with oven parchment, sprinkle with the rest of the parmesan cheese and some oil.

Put the zucchini into the oven, cook for about 25 minutes and grill them for another 5 minutes.