Zucchini Gratin (goat Cheese)
"This makes a tasty side dish that won't overpower your main dish, and is attractive as well. I always peel my zucchini first, but I'll leave that up to your personal preference. I also use the slightly aged goat cheese, not the really soft one. Preparation time does not include cooling time for the zucchini mixture."
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 lbs zucchini, coarsely shredded
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1⁄4 cup chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 beaten eggs
- 4 ounces goat cheese
- nonstick cooking spray
- 2 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs
directions
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 °F, and coat a 1-quart shallow baking or casserole dish with non-stick spray.
- Place the shredded zucchini in a bowl and add salt to taste, mixing well.
- This will be a seasoning as well as an agent to draw out moisture.
- Let stand for 5 minutes, then drain the water that has collected at the bottom of the bowl.
- Heat 1 TBS olive oil over medium heat in a large non-stick skillet.
- Add the zucchini and black pepper to taste, and cook for approximately 10 minutes or until all the moisture has evaporated.
- If this goes well beyond 10 minutes, you may drain the zucchini and return to the skillet, but you really do want to get rid of all the moisture.
- Add the garlic, mix well and cook 5 minutes more, stirring as needed.
- Stir in the parsley and basil, and remove from heat.
- Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
- Beat the eggs and goat cheese together in a bowl.
- This may be done with a whisk, but do try to break the cheese down into small bits and incorporate well with the eggs.
- Stir the cooled zucchini into the egg mixture, then spoon into the baking dish.
- Top with bread crumbs and drizzle the remaining TBS olive oil over the top.
- Bake until golden brown, approximately 20 to 30 minutes.
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Reviews
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Yummy, This is delicious and easy dish to prepare. Had zucchini out of the garden. I did use feta cheese as that is what I had and it tasted great. I halved the recipe for the 2 of us, but next time I'm goung to make the full recipe as it is so good the next day also make it with goat cheese.
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Wow! This is probably one of the best zucchini recipes I've ever made! I got some wonderful fresh goat cheese from a local organic farmer and used it for this. It was perfect. I let my salted zucchini sit in a colander for 30 minutes. The liquid drained out into a bowl below, so I had no problem with extra liquid as it cooked in the skillet. This recipe is a keeper. Thanx! -
What a great dish. We had this for lunch over the weekend and it was tasty and satisfying. I let the zucchini sit to drain for over an hour in the morning before cooking and had no problems with moisture. No doubt I will make this again. Thank you for sharing. -
I had really high hopes for this dish and was a little disappointed. My family loves both goat cheese and zucchini but this seemed to come out a little bland for us. I made sure to drain the zucchini well so I don't think that was the issue. Perhaps next time more goat cheese? -
This was so good I ate the whole thing! Of course I had halved the recipe. Boy, what yummy flavor! Thanks!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
FlemishMinx
Belgium
I am an American married to a Belgian, and have lived in Belgium since December 1999. Cooking is my major hobby. I'm also an avid reader, but I have difficulty finding the time. I love to travel. Since moving to Europe I've been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to go a couple of times per year to Paris, as well as having visited London, Rome, Florence, Naples, Amsterdam, and of course Brussels and Antwerp. I've seen at least parts of most regions of France, as well as parts of Germany, Austria, a great deal of Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Luxembourg, and Monaco. I'm absolutely in love with the Bay of Naples and Sorrento coast areas of Italy, which my husband and I recently re-visited on a trip that included Rome, Puglia, Umbria and Marche. I'm still looking forward to Ireland, Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic . . . the list is too long ! One of the bonuses of travel is getting to taste the local cuisine, and afterward trying to figure out how to duplicate it at home.
I think cooking is one of the nicest things a person can do for someone they love (including themself!)
I had to submit a picture with me and my cat, Sophie, as she insists on sitting in my lap when I'm sitting at the computer. If you are wondering what all that stuff hanging on the wall behind us in the photo is, it is just a small part of my husband's military medal collection. He was appalled by my posting this picture-- Our study is the messiest room in our house (thank god!)
