Roly Poly Zucchini With Summer Stuffing Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare the zucchini blossoms for stuffing by gently opening the leaves and pinching out the stamen inside each flower. Set the blossoms aside.
• For the filling, combine the ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, basil, lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl and stir to combine. Transfer to a sandwich-size resealable plastic bag and snip a small corner from one point at the bottom.
• Open the leaves of a blossom and pipe in about 1 tablespoon of filling (don't overfill). Gently twist the top of the blossom to enclose the filling. Repeat with the remaining zucchini blossoms and filling.
• Pour about 1 inch of vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet and heat to 360 degrees F. (If you don't have an oil thermometer, you'll know the oil is ready if you drop in a scrap of bread and it sizzles on contact and begins to brown after a few seconds.) Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
• For the batter, whisk the flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Whisk in the seltzer to make a smooth batter.
• When the oil is ready, dip the zucchini flowers in the batter one at a time, letting excess batter drip back into the bowl. Add as many as will fit in the skillet without crowding. Fry, turning once, until the batter is light, crisp and golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove with a slotted spoon to the lined baking sheet to drain and repeat with the remaining blossoms.
• Serve warm with marinara for dipping.

Steps:

• Place squash in boiling water for 5-10 mins, till a sharp knife pierces to center easily.
• Remove from pot and plunge in ice water to cool.
• Cut off top and scoop out centers with a melon baller, being careful to leave a sturdy shell.
• Chop scooped out squash and reserve.
• Saute onion in oil till transparent.
• Add chopped squash and cook till liquid is cooked off.
• Cool filling.
• Blend filling with ricotta, corn, scallions and half of parmesan.
• Season with salt & pepper.
• Mound filling in squash shells and top with grated cheese.
• Bake on cookie sheet in 350 oven for 35-45 mins, till heated through.

Steps:

• Grate up zucchini, dice onion, peel, core, and chop up apples. In a frying pan head up oil on medium/medium low head. Mix zucchini, onion, and apple, put in fry pan, salt to taste. Steam veggies in the oil, about 10 minutes until all are soft.
• In large bowl mix breadcrumbs, sage and thyme. (optional: add sunflower seeds, walnuts, and almonds). In separate bowl beat eggs until well mixed.
• Add zucchini mixture to breadcrumbs. Mix well. Pour eggs over, mix well.
• Stuffing is ready to go into the turkey, or whatever else you'd like to put it into.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook and stir the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until the meat is browned, breaking the beef up into crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes. Drain off excess fat, and transfer the beef into a mixing bowl. Slice the zucchini in half the long way, and use a spoon to scoop out the flesh, leaving a 1/2-inch thick shell all around the zucchini. Chop the scooped-out zucchini flesh, and add to mixing bowl. Stir in the bread crumbs, garlic, spaghetti sauce, black olives, and Parmesan cheese; mix the stuffing well. Lightly stuff both halves of the zucchini with the meat mixture. Place the zucchini halves into a baking dish, and cover tightly with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, remove from oven, and remove the foil. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese over each zucchini half. Move an oven rack to within 6 inches of the oven broiler's heat source, turn on the broiler, and broil the zucchini until the mozzarella cheese is browned and bubbling, about 5 minutes.