Broccoli And Gorgonzola Pie Recipes

BROCCOLI AND GORGONZOLA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Roll out two-thirds of the pastry into a circle that can easily line a 10-inch loose-bottomed tart pan. Line the pan, and trim off the excess pastry. Roll out the next piece to make a thinner top; place this piece on a piece of parchment paper, or a plate. Chill the bottom and top in the freezer for 10 minutes.
• Cover the tart bottom with parchment paper, and cover with baking beans. Blind bake for 15 minutes, to a golden, not overly brown color. Remove from the oven, take out parchment and baking beans, and bake for another 5 minutes. Let cool.
• As the shell is baking, cook broccoli florets in a pot of boiling water. The florets should be tender but crisp, approximately 2 minutes. Rinse broccoli under cold water, and let dry.
• Melt butter in a pan, and saute leeks on a low heat for 10 minutes, so they soften but don't color. Add mustard, cream, water, chives and a few cracks of black pepper. Stir to incorporate, and remove from heat.
• Assembly: Spread the leek and cream mixture over the bottom of the tart. Spread the broccoli on top. Add the Gorgonzola. Brush the rim of the tart pan with the egg, and then place the pastry top over the filling. Press and seal the tart, and cut off any excess pastry. Glaze the top with the beaten egg and bake for 30 minutes (you're looking for a golden brown top.) Take out of the over and cool for 3-5 minutes before removing from the pan.

GORGONZOLA BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a 5 to 6 quart pan over high heat, bring about 3 quarts water to boil.
• Rinse broccoli and trip off the discard tough stem ends.
• Cut into one inch pieces.
• Boil Broccoli until barely tender, 3-5 minutes.
• Drain and set aside.
• Rinse and dry pan.
• Add 1/4 cup of butter and melt over med.
• heat.
• Stir in flour unti smoothly blended.
• Cook until bubbly, about 1 minute.
• Add milk and stir over medium high heat until mixture is boiling and thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Add cream cheese an gorgonzola; whisk unti smoothly blended, stir in broccoli.
• Pour into a small casserole dish (2 1/2 3 qt).
• In a blender or food processor, whirl bread cubes into coarse crumbs; you should have about 1 1/3 cups.
• In a small bowl mix the bread with the melted butter (1 tablespoon).
• Sprinkle evenly over broccoli mixture.
• Bake at 350 until it's hot in the center and crumbs are golden, 20 to 30 minutes.

VEGETARIAN WHOLE WHEAT PASTA WITH BROCCOLI AND GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite according to package instructions, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Mix gorgonzola and sour cream together in a small bowl.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat while spaghetti is cooking. Add onion; cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add broccoli, water, vegetable stock powder, salt, pepper, and nutmeg and cook until broccoli is soft, about 15 minutes. Puree broccoli mixture with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Stir in gorgonzola-cream mixture and heat until sauce almost boils, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with lemon juice and pour over spaghetti. Sprinkle with almonds.