Sicilian Baked Courgette with Orange, Pine Nuts and Herbs

Stuffed vegetables have a long history. The Eastern Mediterranean has stuffed vine leaves and aubergine (eggplant) while Middle Europe stuffs cabbage and bell peppers. Usually it makes sense to push the stuffing back into the vegetable shell but it’s not compulsory and, if you prefer, some pastry (filo or puff in the case of this stuffing mixture) will do the job just as well.