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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  North American >> Canadian >> Canadian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Trim the zucchini, but do not peel them. | 2. Bring a large, shallow pan of lightly salted water to a boil, add the zucchini and simmer for 2 or 3 minutes, until they are lightly cooked. | 3. Drain well. | 4. Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise. | 5. Carefully scoop out the flesh, leaving the succhini shells intact, and chop the flesh into small cubes. | 6. Place in a bowl and cover with half the chopped onion. | 7. Sprinkle with the chopped garlic. | 8. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the dressing on top, cover and marinate for 2 to 3 hours. | 9. Wrap the zucchini shells tightly in plastic wrap and chill them until they are required. | 10. Cut the bell pepper in half and remove the core and seeds. | 11. Dice the flesh. | 12. Chop the tomatoes and capers finely. | 13. Stir the bell peppers, tomatoes and capers into the zucchini mixture with the remaining onion and chopped herbs. | 14. Season with salt and pepper. | 15. Pour in enough of the remaining dressing to moisten the mixture and toss well. | 16. Spoon the filling into the zucchini shells, arrange on a platter and serve garnished with parsley. | 17. If desired, cut in pieces and serve as an appetizer. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
zucchini	6			13.86	2.0526	1.7886	0.264
spanish onion	1		chopped	-	-	-	-
garlic	1	clove	smashed	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
well french dressing	4 -6	tablespoons	seasoned	-	-	-	-
green bell pepper	1			-	-	-	-
tomato	3		peeled seeded	186.2069	41.2894	9.7151	1.6192
caper	1	tablespoon	drained rinsed	1.9780000000000002	0.4205	0.203	0.07400000000000001
parsley	1	teaspoon	chopped	0.45	0.0791	0.0371	0.0099
basil	1	teaspoon	chopped	0.2032	0.0234	0.0278	0.0057
sea salt				-	-	-	-
black pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
parsley sprig				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.