Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil

Felice
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!)

Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil

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!)

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Ingredients

60 mins
4 servings
  1. 600 gzucchini, sliced thin
  2. 1 Tbspcooking oil
  3. 4eggs
  4. 500 mlmilk
  5. 1/2 tspsea salt
  6. 1/4-1/2 tspnutmeg to taste
  7. to tastepepper
  8. 1 handfulfresh basil, torn into small pieces
  9. 3 sprigsfresh dill or thyme
  10. 1small onion, sliced into thin rings
  11. Optional: Gruyere or favorite cheese (50-100g)

Cooking Instructions

60 mins
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F.

  2. 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. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    Pour over the egg mixture

  7. 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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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_
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Comments (15)

4everatwin
4everatwin @cook_2702861
This looks great, bet it tastes as good as it looks!

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