Apalma Zucchini with Mixed Vegetables in the Oven

Ingredients

• 1 kilo zucchini
• 1/2 kilo ground meat
• oil for frying
• 2 cups tomato juice or tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 3 whole tomatoes
• potatoes
• seven-spice
• pomegranate molasses
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste

Method

1. First, wash the zucchini well and place them in a colander to dry.
2. Heat the oil and fry the zucchini and the whole potato.
3. When the vegetables are done frying, set them aside.
4. Begin preparing the meat: fry the meat well, add the spices, salt and pine nuts, then add a tablespoon of pomegranate molasses.
5. Start stuffing the zucchini: using a knife, cut each zucchini down the middle and fill it with the meat mixture.
6. Do the same with the potatoes and also stuff the tomatoes, then place them in an ovenproof baking tray.
7. Add two cups of tomato juice with a tablespoon of tomato paste (or tomato concentrate) and one cup of water.
8. Place the Aplama zucchini and vegetable tray in the oven until the zucchini and the rest of the vegetables are cooked.
9. Serve the Aplama zucchini with vegetables alongside fluffy white rice or plain cooked rice.