Stuffed courgette with tuna

These Mediterranean stuffed courgettes combine tuna with capers, lemon, garlic and parsley. It is a simple oven-baked dish that works well as lunch, a side dish or a light meal.

Serves: 4
Preparation: 20 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 large courgettes
• 2 tins of tuna in oil, 150 grams each
• 2 tablespoons capers
• 1 small red onion
• 1 clove garlic
• Juice of ½ lemon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 50 grams breadcrumbs
• ½ bunch fresh parsley
• Salt
• Freshly ground pepper

Preparation

1. Drain the tuna
   Drain the tuna.
2. Hollow out the courgettes
   Wash the courgettes, halve them lengthways and carefully hollow them out with a spoon. Keep the flesh.
3. Leave the courgettes to drain
   Lightly sprinkle the hollowed-out courgette halves with salt and leave them to drain upside down for 10 minutes. Then pat them dry.
4. Finely chop the courgette flesh
   Finely chop the courgette flesh.
5. Finely chop the red onion
   Peel the red onion and finely chop it.
6. Finely chop the garlic
   Peel the garlic and finely chop it.
7. Finely chop the parsley
   Wash the parsley, pat dry and chop finely.

Method

1. Preheat the oven
   Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
2. Part-bake the courgettes
   Place the courgette halves on a baking tray and lightly brush them with olive oil. Part-bake them in the oven for 10 minutes.
3. Sauté the red onion
   Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan and sauté the red onion for a few minutes until translucent.
4. Cook the garlic briefly
   Add the garlic and cook briefly.
5. Cook the courgette flesh
   Add the finely chopped courgette flesh and cook for a few minutes, until most of the moisture has evaporated.
6. Mix the filling
   Put the tuna, capers, lemon juice, cooked courgette mixture, half of the breadcrumbs and half of the parsley in a bowl. Mix gently.
7. Season the filling
   Season with freshly ground pepper and, if necessary, a small amount of salt.
8. Fill the courgettes
   Fill the part-baked courgette halves with the tuna mixture.
9. Add the breadcrumbs
   Sprinkle with the remaining breadcrumbs.
10. Bake the stuffed courgettes
    Bake the stuffed courgettes in the oven for another 15 minutes, until the top is lightly golden brown and the courgette is cooked.
11. Serve
    Sprinkle with the remaining parsley before serving.