Growing Edible Gourds
Most people are familiar with different types of squash—yellow crookneck, zucchini, spaghetti, delicata—but did you know some types of gourds also are edible? The variety of edible gourd we grow at Gr...
Ingredients
- 1 large onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cucuzza, diced or chunked
- 4 tomatoes, diced
- 12 leaves fresh basil
- 8 ounces mozzarella cheese
- 1 loaf of crusty bread
Preparation
Sweat the onion and garlic in the olive oil over medium heat. Cook until the onion becomes translucent. Add the cucuzza and cook, covered, about 10 minutes or until it starts to become tender. Add the diced tomatoes and cook for 20 minutes. Stir in the basil and top with cheese. Enjoy with your choice of crusty bread.
About this recipe
Note: If you pick young, tender cucuzza you can use the entire gourd, but if you have a mature gourd you need to peel and deseed it.
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