Zucchini gratin with tomato coulis ( may 91)

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 tablespoons Butter
3 mediums Size zucchini (up to 4)
1 tablespoon Oil
2 larges Shallots or 1 onion; chopped
½ cup Parmesan cheese; grated
1 cup Cream or half and half
3 Eggs
Nutmeg; salt and pepper, to taste
Tomato coulis

Directions

1. Pre heat oven to 350 F

2. Butter a small Pyrex.

3. Slice zucchini 6mm , not too thin.

4. Melt butter with oil in a large frying pan until butter foams. Saute zucchini until wilted and lightly colored.

4.Add shallots and cook 1 minute ( if you're using onions cook 3 minutes) 5 .Reduce heat cook 3 minutes more.

6.Stir together eggs, cream, salt and pepper and ½ the cheese. Stir in pinch nutmeg.

7. Stir zucchini into egg mixture, Pour into prepared pan.

8. Bake in 250 F oven about 30 minutes. Sprinkle cheese and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

9. Remove from oven. Let sit 10 minutes. Cut into squares.

10. Serve topped with tomato coulis.

NOTES : May be done ahead up to 4 hours and reheated.

Recipe by: Gourmet Magazine Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest V97 #225 by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky <miriamp@...> on Aug 03, 1997

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