Meatless Marrow "Pies"...

A neighbour often gives us produce from his allotment and recently he has supplied us with some nice marrows. Thought I'd try my hand at some form of stuffed marrow and this has turned out quite nicely...

Quorn mince replaced meat as a nod towards healthy eating....

Meatless Marrow "Pies"

1 medium marrow (about 18" in length)
1 red onion finely chopped
1 tin chopped tomatoes (drained but retain juice)
1 350g pack of Quorn mince
Olive oil
Grated mozzarella.

Seasoning.
1 teaspoon of black pepper
½ tsp garlic salt
½ tsp fennel seed
½ tsp Italian Seasoning mix
1 tablespoon tomato puree
1 tsp Lea & Perrins (or more if you want to give a bit more kick)



In a saucepan, fry onions until soft.
Add Quorn mince and stir.
Add tomatoes and half the juice and stir well.
Add the garlic salt, pepper, fennel seed, Italian Seasoning, tomato puree and Lea & Perrins. Stir ingredients together and heat gently. Add more of the tinned tomato juice if the mix is too dry, but it shouldn't be too runny as the marrow will add liquid to the mix during cooking.

Take marrow and slice into eight rings (approx 2" thick) and scoop out the seeds and soft pulp.
Arrange on an oven tray and drizzle with olive oil. Once Quorn mince mix is ready, fill the marrow rings.
Top each marrow and Quorn ring with a handful of mozzarella then bake in an oven at gas mark 5 for about 30 minutes or until the marrow is softened.

Serve with some grated Parmesan...