Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil
Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, zucchini flan with fresh basil. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

A little fresh basil to top and hey presto. Zucchini and mushroom carbonara with fresh basil. For an easy, delicious dinner recipe, look no further.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook zucchini flan with fresh basil using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil:
  1. Make ready 600 g zucchini, sliced thin
  2. Make ready 1 Tbsp cooking oil
  3. Make ready 4 eggs
  4. Get 500 ml milk
  5. Get 1/2 tsp sea salt
  6. Take 1/4-1/2 tsp nutmeg to taste
  7. Get 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. Take Optional: Gruyere or favorite cheese (50-100g)

The sweetness of summer tomatoes and fresh, anise-y bite of basil mingle with garlic to turn zucchini noodles into something special. And finally, when I made the switch to paleo, I ditched the cheese and replaced the wheat pasta with zucchini noodles. Use up all the zucchini from the garden! In late summer, I always eat zucchini and tomatoes to hold on as long as I can before I give into autumn.

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 :)

While flan cooks, make tomato coulis: Put remaining oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add in zucchini noodles, cherry tomatoes, and dried basil. Cook for an additional minute and remove from heat. Serve and garnish with fresh chopped basil, as desired. Drain zucchini and pasta, and add to ricotta mixture.

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