Lemony Greek-Inspired Stuffed Zucchini

It reminded me to Syrian/Levantine stuffed zucchini, but the Levantine one varies a lot between summer and winter. The summer cold mezze one is usually traditionally vegan and the winter ones have meat in the stuffing, and are simmered in either tomato sauce or a yogurt sauce. This one is also very delicious!

Absolutely delightful! Hollowing out the zucchini is a labour of Love, but so worth it. Might try again cutting them lengthwise for more hectic evenings

Delicious!

Amazing recipe!! Added feta on top. Ended up having extra of the filling so I plan to purchase some bell peppers and stuff the extra in there 🙂

Stuffing is very good. I made a double batch - coz PUL doesn’t disappoint! I’ll use the rest for stuffed peppers tomorrow! The lemon sauce is especially excellent although it didn’t thicken. IDK why. Didn’t really matter we just used a slice of homemade bread to soak up the extras!

PUL Team - July 1, 2025, 9:49 p.m.

So glad you enjoyed it, Susan, a double batch is such a compliment! Sorry to hear the lemon sauce didn’t thicken. To be honest, it's meant to be a rather thin sauce, it just thickens ever so slightly but we were still aiming for a pourable consistency. That said, if you decide to give the recipe another go and know you'd prefer a thicker sauce, you can always bump up the cornstarch, say to 1.5 or even 2 tablespoons. In the meantime, using bread to soak it up sounds like the perfect solutions 🥰

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Great summer recipe, it's hearty, fresh, lemony - super satisfying!

I wanted to make this the moment you posted it and I'm so glad I made it tonight! The flavours are great and it's really satisfying without feeling very heavy. I don't usually buy Beyond Meat because it's quite expensive, but I'm glad I used it for this dish because it is so hearty and goes great with the fresh herbs and lemony sauce. I used the Beyond Meat Burgers because I couldn't find the mince and just broke them up which worked fine. And just a heads up for anyone thinking about swapping the basmati for brown rice: don't 😉 I accidentally added brown rice and at least half the grains were still quite crunchy when I had to stop cooking (didn't want the zucchini to disintegrate). But it's another fantastic recipe, thank you!

PUL Team - June 20, 2025, 2:30 p.m.

So happy to hear you loved it, Sanna! Using the Beyond Burgers was a clever workaround, and we totally get what you mean about the brown rice. Thanks for the helpful heads-up ✨

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