Stuffed zucchini roll with ham and cheese, an easy and tasty recipe perfect for any occasion. It’s made with a baked zucchini base that’s soft and flavorful, to be filled with melty and delicious ingredients. Great served sliced as an appetizer, main course or for a buffet.
And today, since there were some small zucchini in the kitchen that were impossible to stuff, I thought of making this stuffed zucchini roll which needs only a few minutes in the oven and then is best enjoyed warm with some seasonal vegetables for a simple and genuine one-dish meal.
The zucchini roll with cooked ham and mozzarella is a simple and tasty recipe, perfect to prepare in advance.
The grated zucchini base baked in the oven is soft and lends itself well to being filled with tasty, melty ingredients.
Served sliced it can be an appetizer, a main course or already portioned for a buffet: it wins everyone over, even when served cold!
This week in Bologna temperatures are scorching and by 9 in the morning you already feel like you’re melting… So it’s tiring to turn on the oven, but with this zucchini roll with mozzarella and cooked ham we manage with 20–25 minutes and I think it’s bearable, what do you think?
I added a few cherry tomatoes dressed only with extra virgin olive oil and basil to complete this recipe, which can be a full dish and also a cold appetizer.
I used only chopped parsley but we can vary by adding other herbs like basil or chives and instead of mozzarella we can use Edam, scamorza, Galbanino and more.
If you love simple and quick dishes without long cooking I also suggest:
NEAPOLITAN EGGS
LIGHT SALAD
EGGPLANTS WITH TUNA SAUCE
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STUFFED ZUCCHINI ROLL
ASI’s Kitchen
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Cooking time: 25 Minutes
- Portions: 4/6
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 3 zucchini (small)
- 8 eggs
- 4 oz cooked ham
- 2 2/3 cups mozzarella (finely chopped in a food processor)
- to taste chopped parsley
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
Let’s prepare this tasty and colorful dish together
For this simple stuffed zucchini roll recipe I wash and trim the ends of the small green zucchini and use a mandoline to cut them into thin slices
I line the baking sheet with parchment paper and cover it entirely with the thin zucchini slices.
I beat the eggs in a bowl, seasoning with salt and pepper and also adding the chopped parsley
I pour the beaten eggs over the zucchini rounds, covering them completely.
I bake for 7–8 minutes at 374°F or until the egg is set but still soft.
I pulse the cow’s milk mozzarella in a food processor.
I arrange the slices of cooked ham on the baked zucchini omelet and then sprinkle them with the chopped mozzarella.
Using the parchment paper to help, I roll everything up like a candy wrapper and then bake it at 392°F for about 15 minutes, just long enough to melt the cheese.
I let it cool slightly and slice the stuffed zucchini roll, serving it in this case with cherry tomatoes cut into wedges and seasoned with salt, pepper and basil!
Enjoy the stuffed roll!
Annalisa
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