hollow the courgette with a corer , being careful not to pierce the skin make it as thin as you can. . sprinkle it generously with salt and wash it with clean water and lay them bottom up in a strainer to drain.
for the stuffing:
heat 1/2 tbsp of oil on medium heat.add the onions and stir until transparent
add the meat and cook breaking any lumps until you broke into small pieces.and all the meat is light brown
season with all the stuffing season and mix it all together. add the spinach and combine until the spinach is completely wilted.
add the pine nuts and stir everything together until you have a homogeneous mixture
for the gravy:
combine the tomato puree and tomato paste with all the seasonings and bring to boil.let it boil for 5 minutes and remove from heat .
assembling:
preheat oven on 200 °Cafter the courgette drain.mix the 1 1/2 tbsp oil with 2 tbsp of water and rub the skin of the courgetteheat well a non-sticking pan, and grill the courgette flipping each 30 seconds or so until you have a golden brown skin.
fill the courgette with the meat mixture .
line the courgette in a deep oven dish.pour the tomato gravy over it.cover the dish with some aluminum foil and bake for 10 minutes covered.than remove the foil and bake for 10 min uncover.check with a toothpick if the courgette are tender remove from oven , if not give it an extra 5 minutes.
Notes
Zucchini and courgette are the same plant veggies but are used to refer to that same plant, which is growing across its different stages of plant development. The courgette is smaller and estimated to be about 14 x 4 cm long whereas the zucchini is bigger, which is estimated to grow as big as 15-20 cm.in this recipe it is preferably to use courgette because and the smallest of them , to make it easier for coring and stuffing, if you will use the zucchini you will need a lot more of 500 g of meat to stuff it .you can use any kin of vegetable neutral taste oil to toss the courgettes if you can't or don't have the rapeseed oil .this recipe is perfect for a low-carb meal and if you want some carbs with it some steamed rice aside is a perfect match.