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The recipe for the zucchini and mozzarella potato gratin
Ingredients :
- 800 g potatoes
- 2 beautiful zucchini
- 2 large onions
- 250 g mozzarella
- 50 g grated Gruyère cheese
- 40 cl liquid cream
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons of oregano
- salt pepper
The preparation stages:
Step 1 : Put your oven to preheat thermostat 6-7 (200 ° C).
2nd step : Bring a large amount of salted water to a boil, and put the peeled and washed potatoes in it to cook for about 20 minutes. They should still be a little firm at the end of this pre-cooking. Drain them and then refresh them before cutting them into fairly thin slices.
Step 3: Peel and chop the onions. Heat the oil in a frying pan and brown them until they are tender. Salt, pepper and add 1 tsp. of oregano. Mix well and set aside.
Step 4: Rinse the zucchini and cut them into rings. Cut the mozzarella into slices. Prepare a gratin dish by buttering it lightly. Place the onions in a layer at the bottom. Above, alternate the potato slices and zucchini rings. Salt and pepper again, and divide the second tsp. of oregano. Cover with liquid cream and mozzarella slices, and sprinkle with gruyère cheese to have a slightly more browned side.
Step 5: Bake for 25 minutes, and enjoy right out of the oven with a green salad for a balanced and delicious menu.
The recipe for the pizza zucchini chicken and feta
Ingredients :
- 1 roll of pizza dough
- 1 tomato coulis briquette
- 1 zucchini
- 4 slices of turkey breast
- 300 g feta
- 1 drizzle of olive oil
- salt pepper
The preparation stages:
Step 1 : Preheat the oven to 210 ° C or thermostat 7.
2nd step : Clean and cut without peeling the zucchini into very thin rings. Cut the slices of turkey breasts into pieces. Crumble the feta.
Step 3: Unroll the pizza dough on the baking sheet, leaving the baking paper underneath.
Step 4: Cover the dough with a layer of tomato coulis, then pieces of turkey, feta and zucchini rings. Pour a drizzle of olive oil on top, then salt and pepper to your liking.
Step 5: Put the pizza in the preheated oven and bake it for 15 minutes.
The recipe for zucchini stuffed with minced meat
Ingredients :
- 2 round zucchini
- 250 g minced beef
- 1 onion
- 1 tomato
- olive oil
- tomato coulis
- herbs of Provence
- salt pepper
The preparation stages:
Step 1 : Preheat the oven to thermostat 6 (180 °).
2nd step : Peel and finely chop the onion.
Step 3: Wash the zucchini and cut the hats. Hollow them out with a spoon without damaging the skin and reserve the flesh.
Step 4: Oil a gratin dish and add a little water. Place the zucchini there, then salt and pepper.
Step 5: In an oiled pan, brown the onion and minced meat over medium heat.
Step 6: Rinse the tomatoes and cut them into small pieces. Add them to the pan with the zucchini flesh. Salt, pepper and add the herbs.
Step 7: When the preparation liquid has evaporated, add a little tomato sauce.
Step 8: Garnish the zucchini with the preparation then put them in the oven for 30 minutes cooking.
The recipe for lasagna with zucchini and salmon
Ingredients :
- 350 g lasagna sheets
- 4 salmon steaks, about 150 g each, skinless and boneless
- 4 zucchini
- 400 g fresh goat cheese
- 1 untreated lemon
- 4 sprigs of dill
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- salt pepper
The preparation stages:
Step 1 : Preheat the thermostat oven 7 (200 ° C).
2nd step : Zest the lemon and squeeze it. Cut the salmon flesh into cubes. Add 4 tablespoons of olive oil and the lemon zest. Add salt and pepper. Mix the goat cheese with the lemon juice.
Step 3: Remove the ends of the zucchini and cut them into thin slices.
Step 4: Heat a pan over medium heat with the rest of the olive oil. Brown the zucchini slices for about 3 minutes per side. Drain them on absorbent paper.
Step 5: Cook the lasagna. Drain them and place them on a cloth. Take the little dill sprouts.
Step 6: Spread a layer of lasagna on the bottom of the dish. Pour half the diced salmon and half the zucchini on top. Put back a layer of lasagna sheets and spread half of the goat cheese on it. Put a layer of lasagna, the rest of the salmon, then the lasagna and the rest of the goat cheese.
Step 7: Bake for 10 minutes.
Step 8: Take out the dish and sprinkle with the dill strips. Serve immediately.
The recipe for zucchini pie
Ingredients :
- 1 shortcrust pastry
- 6 zucchini
- 2 eggs
- 250 g light heavy cream 3% fat
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 2 basil stems
- salt pepper
The preparation stages:
Step 1 : Preheat the thermostat oven 6 (180 ° C).
2nd step : Wash the zucchini, cut them into rings, put them in the basket of a steamer, salt, cover, place the basket on a pan filled with hot water and cook more or less 10 minutes (the zucchini should be al dente, i.e. still slightly crunchy).
Step 3: During this time, wash, thin and chop the basil, then, in a salad bowl, beat the eggs with the crème fraîche and the milk, add the chopped basil, salt, pepper, and mix. When baking the pie, cover a pie pan with baking paper, place the dough in it, prick it with a fork and then coat it with mustard. Then arrange the zucchini rings on top as for a fruit pie.
You can add diced feta, slices of goat cheese, grated cheese or parmesan shavings, and incorporate black olives or walnut kernels.
Step 4: Pour the cream mixture over the zucchini, then bake for about 20 minutes.
The recipe for zucchini and goat cheese muffins
Ingredients :
- 1 zucchini
- 100 g goat cheese
- 150 g flour
- 3 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1 egg
- 6 cl olive oil
- 8 cl milk
- ½ teaspoon salt
The preparation stages:
Step 1 : Preheat the oven to 180 ° C (thermostat 6).
2nd step : Wash the zucchini and cut it into small pieces without peeling it. Then crumble the goat cheese by hand.
Step 3: In a bowl, sift the flour and add the yeast and salt.
Step 4: In another container, beat the whole egg with the oil and milk. Add the zucchini and goat cheese to this mixture.
Step 5: Mix the two preparations without overworking the dough. Then distribute the preparation in 6 buttered or oiled muffin cups.
Step 6: Bake for about 25 minutes. Check the cooking by inserting the blade of a knife: it should come out dry. Let the muffins cool before turning out.
The recipe for zucchini with ham
Ingredients :
- 2 zucchini
- 3 slices of ham
- 1 tomato
- 100 g cottage cheese
- 1 egg
- parsley
- olive oil
- salt pepper
The preparation stages:
Step 1 : Preheat the oven to thermostat 6 (180 ° C).
2nd step : Wash thoroughly and cut off the ends of the zucchini. Dig a hole in the center of each zucchini with a small spoon. Place the zucchini meat in a salad bowl.
Step 3: Wash the tomato, cut it in half, and then seed it.
Step 4: Then pass the zucchini flesh in a blender with the tomato, fromage blanc, ham and parsley. Chop them more or less finely, then set aside.
Step 5: Meanwhile, break the egg in a bowl, then whisk it with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Bind the beaten egg with the cheese mixture. Add salt and pepper.
Step 6: Garnish the empty zucchini with this stuffing, then place them in a gratin dish previously moistened with a trickle of water.
Step 7: Bake for 25 minutes.
The recipe for tomatoes stuffed with zucchini
Ingredients :
- 4 tomatoes
- 2 zucchini
- 1 slice of bread crumbs
- ½ glass of hot milk
- 1 garlic clove
- chive
- chervil
- tarragon
- chopped parsley
- 1 egg
- 50 g grated Gruyère cheese
The preparation stages:
Step 1 : Cook two small zucchini, cut into rings, for 5 minutes in boiling water. Crumble a small slice of bread crumbs into ½ glass of hot milk.
2nd step : Add a clove of garlic, chives, chervil, tarragon, chopped parsley. Add a boiled egg (cooked for 4 minutes). Mix everything with the bread crumbs and zucchini. Salt, pepper and add 50 g of grated Gruyère cheese.
Step 3: Fill 4 tomatoes with this preparation and bake for 15 minutes.
The recipe for zucchini and mint soup
Ingredients :
- 6 round zucchini
- 2 potatoes
- 1 bunch fresh mint
- 250 g plain feta
- salt pepper
The preparation stages:
Step 1 : Wash, peel the potatoes and cut them into pieces. Wash the zucchini, cut the cap and hollow out with a spoon. Reserve the flesh.
2nd step : Bring a pan of salted water to a boil, then immerse the zucchini and potatoes in it. Let simmer for 20 minutes.
Step 3: Drain, then mix finely. Salt and pepper.
Step 4: Crumble the feta. Add half of it to the soup, along with half of the mint.
Step 5: Serve the hot or cold soup in the cored zucchini, and serve with the rest of the feta and mint in small separate bowls.
The recipe for the zucchini salad with sesame
Ingredients :
- 2 zucchini
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon golden sesame
- a few fresh mint leaves
- salt pepper
The preparation stages:
Step 1 : Rinse the zucchini thoroughly without peeling them. Thinly slice them lengthwise into tagliatelle, using a mandolin.
2nd step : Combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl.
Step 3: Pour this mixture over the zucchini and mix. Sprinkle with golden sesame and fresh mint leaves.
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