Roasted Zucchini stuffed with Sweet Cherry Tomatoes, Thyme and Grilled Nabulsi Cheese

I love cheese. With thyme leaves. My trade off for diving into this decadence without the heaviness of carbs as a base, is to layer the cheese generously on warm grilled vegetables instead. For this recipe, I placed an order for zucchinis/courgettes, sweet cherry tomatoes and Nabulsi cheese from Greenheart Organic Farms to create this simple, healthy organic dish. Zucchini is a winner sitting at only 17 calories per 100g, contains no saturated fats or cholesterol and its peel is a great source of dietary fiber that helps reduce constipation. Nabulsi cheese is a Palestinian cheese (made from goats and cows milk at Greenheart’s farm – free from antibiotics and pesticides) and is very versatile when cooked and grilled…giving it the perfect melt-in-the-middle and grilled to crispy-golden-perfection at the top. It is also used in traditional Arabic desserts during Ramadan such as Konafah.

This is one of my favorite no-fuss healthy recipes – I hope you enjoy recreating it at home!

Roasted Zucchini stuffed with Sweet Cherry Tomatoes, Thyme and Melted Nabulsi Cheese | Created by Noura El-Imam of http://www.yogalatesblissindubai.com

Ingredients:

3 medium zucchinis
6 sweet cherry tomatoes, diced
Fresh thyme leaves (use as much or as little as you like – I used a full teaspoon)
3 chunks of Greenheart Nabulsi Cheese   (image & order form details below)
1 teaspoon vinegar
non stick spray
salt and pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 250degrees. Lightly brush a baking sheet with olive oil and set aside.

Cut zucchinis in half and scoop the center away (the seeds), then season generously with salt and pepper.  In a small bowl mix together tomatoes, thyme, vinegar then scoop the tomato mixture into the hollow zucchinis. Bake for 20 minutes until the zucchinis are tender.
Remove from the oven.

Cut the soft Nabulsi cheese into small chunks and cover the top of each zucchini with it. Place back in the oven until the cheese starts to crisp/turn golden’ish in color. Remove from oven and serve with a nice big bowl of salad. Check out my previous recipe made with Greenheart Rocca Leaves and Nabulsi cheese – super simple as I love keeping my recipes that way for an efficient yet extremely satisfying and healthy meal. Link : http://wp.me/p31sMR-c4

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* Visit Greenheart Organic Farms to order your veggies and Nabulsi cheese in a jar at: http://www.greenheartuae.com

Recipe created by Noura El-Imam founder of Yogalates Bliss in Dubai – offering Yogalates (Yoga & Pilates fusion) classes in and hosting stellar Yoga Teacher Trainings in Dubai:  http://www.yogalatesblissindubai.com