Stuffed zucchinis
Number of people 3-4
Ingredients:
3 medium zucchinis
50g bacon
50g parmesan cheese
2 slices of bread two day old (without the crust)
1 egg
parsley
salt-pepper to taste
Preparation:
1 Slice zucchinis in half lengthwise. Remove flesh leaving about 7mm
thickness all around and place the flesh in the TM bowl.
2 Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl and mix 20seconds speed 4.
3 Fill the zucchinis with the mixture and place them in the Varoma dish.
4 Rinse the bowl, put 1000g water in, close the lid and set for 20mins on Varoma speed 1.
5 Serve the zucchinis plain as an entrée, or with tomato sauce. Recipe follows:
Tips
For extra taste add some cheese on top of the zucchinis and place them under a hot grill
until light brown.
Tomato sauce with basil
Ingredients:
500g fresh or tin tomatoes 1 carrot
1 onion 1 bay leaf
2 cloves garlic 1tsp sugar
a few springs of parsley 50g white wine
a few springs of fresh basil 1tb tomato paste
or ½ ts dry salt and pepper to taste
45g olive oil
Preparation:
1 Place all ingredients except olive oil and bay leaf in the TM bowl and set for 10seconds on speed 6.
2 Add bay leaf and set for 20-25minutes on 100 speed 1. At the last minute add the olive oil
through the opening whilst the TM is working. The sauce can be used with cooked pasta.
These recipes were taken from the Greek Thermomix cook book, ‘My Cooking With the Thermomix’ and
translated by Desi.
Modifications made by forum members
INAID I used 3 X rashers of bacon and half a red onion. After I steamed the zucchinis I sprinkled them with breadcrumbs and grated vintage cheese then cooked them in the Airfryer. Fresh from our garden. First of the crop.
