• 1h30
• serving

Ingredients

White rice:
Andorinha Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 garlic cloves
1 onion
2 cups of rice
2 cups of water
Salt
Meat:
1/2 kg ground meat
1 medium-sized onion
1 garlic clove
1 mint sprig
1 parsley sprig
2 tablespoons Middle Eastern spice blend
1 and 1/2 lime
Salt
Tomato sauce:
Tomato sauce
Tomato
Onion
Garlic
Salt
Middle Eastern spice blend
Parsley
Mint
Zucchini:
2 cups of pre-cooked rice (recipe above)
1/2 kg seasoned ground meat (recipe above)
10 zucchinis
Tomato sauce (recipe above)

METHOD

White rice:
Sauté garlic and onion in Andorinha Extra Virgin Olive Oil, then add rice and water.
Let it cook for only ten minutes, so that it is pre-cooked.
Meat:
Season the meat with the chopped onion, garlic, mint, parsley, Middle Eastern spice blend, lime and salt.
Mix well and let it stand for 15 minutes.
Tomato sauce:
Sauté garlic and onion in Andorinha Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Add the tomatoes and put the lid on the pan to soften.
After five minutes, add the tomato sauce.
Season with salt, the Middle Eastern spice blend, parsley and mint.
Bring it all to a boil.
Zucchini:
Cut the zucchini in halves, lengthwise, as if making a canoe.
With a spoon, remove the zucchini pulp.
Mix the pre-cooked rice with the seasoned ground meat.
Fill the zucchini with this mixture.
In a pan, place the zucchinis and pour the sauce over the top.
Let it cook for about 20 minutes.
Drizzle some Andorinha Extra Virgin Olive Oil and serve it warm.