Courgette crown
Instructions
Check the zucchini and cut into thick slices 1/2 cm.
Saute the pancetta for a minute in a pan without adding more seasoning.
You heat the oil in a large pan with the cloves of crushed garlic and sprigs of thyme.
Add the zucchini, add salt and pepper and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally with great delicacy.
When cooked, remove the garlic and thyme and any excess water.
Dip the zucchini in eggs, beaten with salt and pepper, and with part of them lined a mold for well-oiled donut, overlapping slightly.
Put over half the grated coarsely, then the cubes of bacon and then the rest of the cheese.
Complete with Zucchini and the remaining egg mixture and bake in the oven already warm to 200 degrees for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the sauce.
Scalded tomatoes in boiling water for one minute, then Peel, remove the seeds and toss them to the mixer.
Add salt and pepper, add the clove of crushed garlic (if you prefer a more assertive taste you can blend the garlic with tomatoes), then transferred the proceeds into a saucepan and warm over Bain-Marie.
When cooked, let it sit for 4-5 minutes at room temperature, then remove from pan and onto a serving dish and serve with the sauce, and garlic-scented private with chives scissor kick.
Ingredients and dosing for 6 persons
- 600 g of large zucchini
- 5 eggs
- 100 g of gruyere cheese
- 60 g of diced bacon
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil extra virgin
- To serve:
- Few sprigs of fresh thyme
- 2 cloves of garlic
- For the mold:
- Olive oil