Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil
Zucchini Flan with Fresh Basil

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, zucchini flan with fresh basil. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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

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