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Hasselback zucchini bake

7
Points®
Total Time
1 hr 15 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
45 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Moderate
Potatoes aren’t the only vegie you can hasselback. Try this zesty zucchini!

Ingredients

Zucchini

1000 g, (6 small zucchinis)

Shortcut bacon

125 g, fat trimmed, cut into 2cm pieces

Tomato passata

2 cup(s), (500ml)

Garlic

2 clove(s), crushed

Fresh thyme

2 tsp

High fibre wholemeal bread

70 g, (2x35g slices), day-old, crusts removed

Grated parmesan cheese

½ cup(s), (40g)

Reduced-fat ricotta cheese

250 g, crumbled

Fresh basil

2 tbs, coarsely shredded

Oil spray

2 x 3 second spray(s)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C or 200°C fan-forced. Place 2 chopsticks on either side of 1 zucchini. Cut thin slices in top of zucchini (the chopsticks will prevent cutting all the way through). Repeat with remaining zucchini.
  2. Push bacon, randomly, into zucchini cuts. Place zucchini in a large (40cm x 22cm top measurement) baking dish and season with salt and pepper. Lightly spray zucchini with oil. Bake for 30 minutes, turning zucchini halfway through cooking.
  3. Meanwhile, place passata, garlic and thyme in a small saucepan. Season with salt and pepper and bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
  4. Tear bread into pieces. Process in a food processor until coarse crumbs form. Stir in parmesan.
  5. Sprinkle ricotta and shredded basil over zucchini. Carefully pour over passata mixture, then sprinkle with breadcrumb mixture. Bake for 15 minutes or until sauce is bubbling and topping is golden. Serve sprinkled with extra basil.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Mixed salad leaves. TIP: Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or in the oven (bake for 12–15 minutes, covered, then 5 minutes, uncovered).

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