Baked Zucchini Towers with Tomatoes and Cheese

Delicious, unusual in presentation and easy to prepare dish! Zucchini can be called a universal vegetable. It does not have its own distinct taste, so it harmonizes perfectly with any other products, vegetables, meat, mushrooms and cereals. Which, in turn, allows you to create a huge number of wonderful and tasty zucchini dishes. A dish like zucchini with minced meat and tomatoes baked in the oven can be called an appetizer and can be served even at a holiday table or as a hot, completely self-sufficient dish that does not require a side dish, served for lunch or dinner.
cook time: 40 min
Ethan Rowley
Baked Zucchini Towers with Tomatoes and Cheese

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

138
Calories
11g
Fat
4g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 1 clove
Tomatoes 3 pc
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Butter 10 g
Hard cheese 100 g
Bulb onions 1 pc
Minced meat 250 g
Young zucchini 300 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Letʼs prepare the ingredients. For this dish, it is better to take zucchini that is young, tender and juicy. Young zucchini does not need to be peeled, it is soft, and the core with seeds is removed, since they are not ripe, and the flesh is also tender. It is better to take minced meat from a mixture of beef and pork; it will make the dish more juicy, soft and delicate in taste.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the zucchini well, dry it and cut it into slices about 1 centimeter thick. Sprinkle them lightly with salt and let them sit for a while. In the meantime, we are working on other ingredients.

Step 3

Step 3
If you prepare the minced meat yourself, then you need to grind the chilled or defrosted and washed meat in a meat grinder with the addition of onions. If you use ready-made minced meat, then add finely chopped onions, salt and ground black pepper to taste. Mix the minced meat filling. Since the cooking time for zucchini, tomatoes and minced meat is different, let’s simmer the minced meat and onions a little in a frying pan in butter. And it will turn out even tastier.

Step 4

Step 4
they did not soften quickly and did not add extra moisture to the dish. Cut the tomatoes into circles about 1 centimeter thick. Grate hard cheese on a medium grater. Place zucchini slices on a greased baking sheet.

Step 5

Step 5
Spoon the prepared minced meat on top. You can sprinkle chopped garlic on top of the minced meat, it will give a special aroma.

Step 6

Step 6
Cover with a slice of tomato.

Step 7

Step 7
Sprinkle grated hard cheese on top. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Place the pan with the zucchini in the oven and bake for about 15 minutes. Serve the appetizer to the table, optionally with fresh herbs and some sauce. Bon appetit!

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