Hasselback zucchini in tomato lentil sauce

Hasselback zucchini in tomato lentil sauce

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Here at Heerlijke Happen we like to eat a nice piece of meat. But also regularly a vegetarian dish. With the holidays approaching, a beautiful dish like this hasselback zucchini in tomato lentil sauce is also a hit on the table. and otherwise a very nice side dish on your table. We mainly know the “hasselback” way of cooking from potatoes, but you can do it with a lot of vegetables. oven dish zucchini recipe

I already have a beautiful hasselback pumpkin on the site and now also a zucchini. The most useful trick for cutting is to place the vegetable between two ladles. If you cut then you cannot overshoot. This way the vegetables remain whole but cut into beautiful slices. This fantastic oven dish also fits perfectly on your table!

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We first smear the zucchini with pesto and then we sprinkle panko and cheese on it.

Hasselback zucchini in tomato lentil sauce

The idea for this oven dish comes from Tesco. That's an American supermarket chain. I have adjusted this hasselback zucchini in tomato lentil sauce quite a bit. I was scrolling a bit on Pinterest and I came across a photo. In my fridge were some small courgettes that had to be used and I still had lentils in the pantry.

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I gave the sauce quite a bit of spice because the zucchini doesn't necessarily have a lot of flavor on its own.

And so you can be inspired by seeing a photo to make a delicious dish. On Facebook I often see calls for “what to do with this or that vegetable” in all kinds of cooking groups. With a little imagination you can actually make a beautiful dish out of anything!

Hasselback zucchini in tomato lentil sauce
So you can put it on the table right?!

Here you will find the complete recipe with all the ingredients you need. I hope you have fun preparing the dish below.

Hasselback zucchini in tomato lentil sauce

Hasselback zucchini in tomato lentil sauce

A wonderful vegetarian oven dish.

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Hallway: Main dish
Kitchen: European
Keyword: zucchini, lentils, pesto
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Preparation time: 35 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Author: Francine
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Ingredients:

  • 1 blik lentils (400 gr)
  • 3 small courgettes
  • 1 white onion
  • 3 toes Garlic
  • 1 blik tomato pulp 400 grams - (mutti)
  • 4 el green pesto
  • 75 gram Parmesan cheese - grated
  • 50 gram panko
  • 1 Spanish / chili pepper

From the pantry:

Nice and easy: click on the logo of your favorite supermarket to add the ingredients.

And this is how you make it:

  • Preheat your oven to 200 degrees.
  • Take the courgettes and place them one by one between two wooden spoons. Cut in until you hit the wood. This way you get nice notches and you don't accidentally cut it all the way through.
  • Chop the onion, garlic and red pepper. Take your frying pan and fry the onion in some olive oil until translucent. Add the garlic and red pepper. Pour in the tomato pulp and stir.
  • Place the lentils in a colander, rinse and drain briefly. Add to the sauce and spoon into a baking dish. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Place the courgettes on top of the sauce and spread the pesto on top. Make sure it gets into the notches as well. Place in the oven for 30 minutes.
  • For the last five minutes, sprinkle the cheese and panko on the zucchini and return the dish to the oven.
  • Delicious bites!
Find the recipe for a homemade pesto here. 
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Zucchini is super versatile, I have some other recipes for you:

This delicious ratatouille tarte tatin with zucchini.

Or a nice one duck breast salad with grilled zucchini.

And what do you think of a Courgette pie in crispy filo dough?!

https://heerlijkehappen.nl/vegetarische-kikkererwt-stoofpot-met-feta/

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