I, like many others, am buried alive by garden zucchini, and it has reached the point where we can’t give them away fast enough. I am getting the feeling friends and neighbors are closing their curtains and locking their doors when they see me appear with my little bag of garden treats in hand. Add to the fact that while deliriously happy to see our first cherry tomato appear, I began to avert my eyes and guiltily ignore the little guys when the big tomatoes began to ripen. A person can handle only so much guilt, so this recipe was designed to alleviate any that was associated with excessive garden production. The cherry tomatoes are picked, halved and quickly sautéed to develop rich flavor and to drive off excess moisture. The zucchini are thinly sliced lengthwise, baked for a few minutes just to soften, formed into spirals and set down in that fresh tomato sauce. After that, a rich, cheesy filling is spooned into the center of the spiral…top the whole business with a little more tomato sauce, cheese, and buttered breadcrumbs for crunch. Rich, satisfying, remarkably good for you, and fun to make. Besides that, I can now look those cherry tomatoes in the eye again.
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