Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil
Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil

Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, zucchini flan with fresh basil. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have zucchini flan with fresh basil using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil:
  1. Take 600 g zucchini, sliced thin
  2. Prepare 1 Tbsp cooking oil
  3. Prepare 4 eggs
  4. Take 500 ml milk
  5. Prepare 1/2 tsp sea salt
  6. Make ready 1/4-1/2 tsp nutmeg to taste
  7. Take to taste pepper
  8. Take 1 handful fresh basil, torn into small pieces
  9. Take 3 sprigs fresh dill or thyme
  10. Prepare 1 small onion, sliced into thin rings
  11. Get Optional: Gruyere or favorite cheese (50-100g)

Change the flavor by adding mint or basil to the parsley, or you can choose to spice it up with red pepper flakes or diced chilies. Use a food processor or a mandolin to quickly and easily shred the zucchini, or you can use the large holes of a box grater. Drain and spread zucchini out to cool on a towel. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

Instructions to make Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil:
  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 :)

Beat eggs and milk with ½ tsp. salt, and then add nutmeg, thyme and basil leaves. Drizzle the zucchini with olive oil, garlic powder, dried basil, and salt. Toss zucchini with a spoon until evenly coated with ingredients. Spread the zucchini on the lined baking sheet, making sure to leave a bit of space between pieces. Sprinkle the zucchini with freshly grated Parmigiano-Regianno (parmesan).

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