Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil

Name: Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 600 g zucchini, sliced thin; 1 Tbsp cooking oil; 4 eggs; 500 ml milk; 1/2 tsp sea salt; 1/4-1/2 tsp nutmeg to taste; to taste pepper; 1 handful fresh basil, torn into small pieces; 3 sprigs fresh dill or thyme; 1 small onion, sliced into thin rings; Optional: Gruyere or favorite cheese (50-100g)

Felice @morinoko

Connecticut, United States

I woke up this morning and saw a recipe for "Zucchini Flan" in the NY Times Food section. It was perfect because I had a whole bag of little zucchinis in my fridge that I needed to use up! It turned out nice so I figured I'd write it down :)

I did some slight adapting to the recipe as far as how to cook the zucchini and the amount of milk goes. The original recipe calls for cheese - Gruyere - but I think it can be left out if you like or you can use something else (I used cream cheese because that's all I had, though I would recommend something more flavorful like gruyere, Emmental, etc!)

Felice @morinoko

Connecticut, United States

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Ingredients

60 mins

4 servings

600 gzucchini, sliced thin
1 Tbspcooking oil
4eggs
500 mlmilk
1/2 tspsea salt
1/4-1/2 tspnutmeg to taste
to tastepepper
1 handfulfresh basil, torn into small pieces
3 sprigsfresh dill or thyme
1small onion, sliced into thin rings
Optional: Gruyere or favorite cheese (50-100g)

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Steps

60 mins

1

Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F.
2

Grill zucchini slices in a grill pan or saute in a frying pan until slightly soft. If needed you can pour in a little water or broth after a few minutes to help "steam" them. Sprinkle with salt.
3

Whisk together eggs and milk. Then mix in the salt, nutmeg, pepper, fresh basil leaves and dill/thyme.
4

Lightly grease a baking dish with oil and layout the zucchini and onion.
5

Distribute the cheese, if using, over the zucchini (I used cream cheese because that's all I had...)
6

Pour over the egg mixture
7

Bake at 190°C/375°F for 25-30 minutes. The center will still be a little jiggly when done. Enjoy warm :)

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Felice @morinoko

on June 16, 2016 02:19

Connecticut, United States

I grew up in Southern Germany and Ohio, and spent 10 years in Japan. I love bread baking, #German food, and healthy, homestyle cooking in general inspired by my family and the seasons.Follow my cooking adventures on Instagram :)https://instagram.com/morinoko_