Hello lovelies, summer time always means zucchini time as well. So I'm happy to present you with a delicious recipe for this versatile summer vegetable: Filled zucchini with lentils and orzo. As I already told you in my recipe for the chocolate cake with zucchini I have kind of a love/hate relationship with zucchini. And my parents needed a little trick when I was a child to persuade me to like zucchini in the end and now I really love it. I'm a bit more lucky with that, my girls liked it from the beginning.
Orzo fans, take note: in my new one-pot orzo bake with halloumi the little pasta goes straight into the oven with summer vegetables – another fuss-free weeknight saver.
If you love a baked lentil dish, you'll also enjoy my loaded lentil nachos – crispy, cheesy and made for sharing.
But to give them some different options, I'm always looking for new and creative ways to serve zucchini so that the whole family would enjoy it. Especially now in summer, when we have zucchini in the garden and also get a lot from my parents in law, I want to make them when they are fresh and delicious.
So today's recipe is a combination with lentils and orzo (Kritharaki), the little greek noodles made of wheat semolina. Gratinated with some vegan cheese in the oven, easy, quick and really delicious with a hearty tomato sauce.
The filled zucchini are perfect for any summer day lunch, light dinner or also go well as side dish for a bbq. We had them again the following day and they still tasted so delicious. And its another good way to use lentils more in your diet, I try to integrate them as much as possible. Like all legumes, lentils are real power houses: they are packed with more protein than any other plant based food. And in addition they are low in fat, full of vitamins and minerals. They contain mainly the important B vitamins (B1, B2, B6 und Biotin), as well as vitamin E, folic acid and important minerals as magnesium, copper, iron and zinc.
I know that a lot of you are always looking for recipes to use zucchini and lentils and I hope you will like this recipe as much as my family did! Don't forget to tag me in your picture, if you make one of my recipes.
If you enjoy stuffing vegetables, you will surely love my stuffed peppers with spinach too – another hearty oven dish. And if you love creamy pasta dishes, be sure to try my creamy vegan veggie pasta. For an extra protein boost, my protein pasta with chickpeas and lentils is a wonderful weeknight favourite.
And if the summer zucchini glut has caught up with you, my big zucchini guide covers it all: how to store them, how to freeze them, and every way to cook them.
