Stuffed Zucchini (maybe also peppers)

For some reason, in the late summer, I get this overwhelming urge to make stuffed EVERYTHING. Stuffed chicken, stuffed pork, stuffed peppers, and even empanadas! But I've never tried stuffed zucchini for some insane reason. So one balmy night of irrepressible desire, I decided it was high time. And it was fucking great.

Stuffed Zucchini? And peppers?

1 minced shallot
1/4 cup chopped onion
4 cloves garlic
1/4 cup chopped tomato
1 minced poblano pepper
1 cup minced zucchini
salt and pepper, paprika, coriander
1/2 cup Quark cheese for filling (or a lighter goat cheese, chevre or even cream cheese perhaps)
White aged cheddar (or parmesan) grated on top 

A few sprigs of fresh parsley, thyme, and oregano


1. Rinse and halve the zucchini. Preheat oven to 400. Scoop out and chop the zucchini innards, add to already chopped zucchini.

2. Sauté up the onions, shallot, and garlic on medium for a few minutes, till onions soften up. Add poblano and zucchini, cook a few minutes more, add tomato, cook one more minute, stirring vigorously and season with spices, about 1/2 tsp each.

3. Let cool, stir in Quark cheese, then spoon into the zucchini shells and arrange on a cookie sheet. Cook for about 20 minutes, then turn the broiler on and broil until topping is browned.

I also used the very abundant amount of filling this made to stuff some poblano peppers, which was delicious, you could use bell peppers, or even tomatoes. Yum.