(You can substitute pasta for the zucchini and use manicotti or large shells.)
The inspiration for the filling comes from a recipe I first
made over 25 years ago I found in the great cookbook "Sunday's at
Moosewood Restaurant," but I have long since forgotten the proportions,
changed a couple of the ingredients and vary the spices to suit my needs. In a
food processor combine: mushrooms, walnuts, carrot, green pepper, scallions,
parsley, and celery. Just some of each: I used a medium bag of walnuts, 8 oz of
baby portobello mushrooms, 1 carrot, 1 celery stalk, 1/2 of a green pepper, 6
scallions, 1/4 cup or so fresh parsley...oh, and a decent sized red Thai chili
pepper for a little kick.
What you get should look like the mix in the
bowl. I later added a cup of cook rice, too. This will have the consistency of
a cooky dough. I seasoned it with a generous amount of a Moroccan Spice Mix.
tastes of cumin, cinnamon, paprika...along those lines.
Next I sliced two large zucchini into lengthwise slabs and
blanched them in salted water for a couple of minutes until they were just
about ready to go translucent. Then I removed them to paper towels where they
continued to cook and just became a little translucent--you don't want to over
cook them (they become mush, you don't want to under cook them (they are
difficult to roll. I lined them up three side by side, placed some no meat mix
across them, rolled them up and transferred them to a baking dish.
Stuffed Tomato Fancies:
For the stuffed tomatoes. Food process a heaping cup's worth
of dried bread crumbs with fresh parsley, 2 cloves of minced garlic, and 1/4
cup of Parmesan cheese. Next I stirred in a diced scallion and 1/2 cup of
shredded pepper jack cheese.
Both dishes bake in the oven @ 375˚ for 40-45 minutes.
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