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!)
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!)
Cooking Instructions
- 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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