Stuffed yellow zucchini

At this time of the year you can find all kinds of zucchini on the market, so let’s make some stuffed yellow zucchini today.

Comparing to other kinds of zucchini the yellow ones are so much easier to stuff and they look very decorative. As you can see in the picture, my son eats them with tzatziki salad and lots of turmeric powder 😀

Start by pan-frying finely chopped onion on olive oil. Add salt and smoked sweet paprika. After a few minutes, add minced meat, squashed garlic and keep frying, stirring from time to time. In the meantime cut off the top of the zucchini and scoop out the centre. Chop the centres and add them to the meat mixture in the pan. Put some tomato paste or one roughly chopped tomato. Make sure the meat has started getting a nice colour before you add zucchinis. You do not want your meat to be cooked, It should be fried (believe me, it makes such a difference in taste). Add more spices according to your preferences (pepper, turmeric, chilly…) and chopped parsley. Optionally you can also add a cup of half-boiled rice in the mixture.

Stuff the zucchini and place them in a baking dish. Don’t worry if you have some filling left. You can always pour it in a small dish and bake it on the side.

Cook them in the preheated oven at 200°C for an hour, or until the zucchinis get soft (you can always check with a fork).

There is something magical about yellow food. It brings joy and warmth on the table. The same goes for yellow flowers. So, enjoy your stuffed yellow zucchini.

I read this years ago but somehow it remained in my mind. I’d love to share with you what a great writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez said about yellow flowers:

“Nothing awful can happen to me if there are yellow flowers around. To be absolutely safe, I need yellow flowers, preferably yellow roses, and to be surrounded by women”.