Courgette Gratin Recipes

ZUCCHINI GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Melt the butter in a very large (12-inch) saute pan and cook the onions over low heat for 20 minutes, or until tender but not browned. Add the zucchini and cook, covered, for 10 minutes, or until tender. Add the salt, pepper, and nutmeg and cook uncovered for 5 more minutes. Stir in the flour. Add the hot milk and cook over low heat for a few minutes, until it makes a sauce. Pour the mixture into an 8 by 10-inch baking dish.
• Combine the bread crumbs and Gruyere and sprinkle on top of the zucchini mixture. Dot with 1 tablespoon of butter cut into small bits and bake for 20 minutes, or until bubbly and browned.

COURGETTE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/Fan 180C/Gas 6
• Put the olive oil in a large, lidded frying pan. Add the courgettes and herbs and season with salt and pepper.
• Cover and cook gently for 10 minutes, stirring every so often, until the courgettes have softened slightly but are still al dente. The oil should have taken on a deep, rich green colour from the courgettes.
• Transfer to an oven dish. Whisk the crème fraîche, milk and flour together in a bowl and season with salt. Pour this mixture over the courgettes - it will not be enough to completely cover the courgettes, but this is fine - it will bubble up when cooking.
• Sprinkle over the cheese. Bake in the oven for around 25 minutes, or until brown and bubbling.

ZUCCHINI GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
• Butter 9 inch deep-dish pie plate.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add zucchini, sauté until golden, about 5 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Layer half the zucchini in prepared dish.
• Sprinkle half of tarragon and 1/2 cup cheese over.
• Repeat layering with zucchini, tarragon and 1/2 cup cheese.
• Combine milk, cream and eggs in small bowl.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour custard mixture over zucchini.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese over.
• Bake until gratin is set in center, about 35 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

CHEESY COURGETTE GRATIN | SLIMMING & WEIGHT WATCHERS FRIENDLY

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 200ºC.
• Spray a frying pan with low calorie cooking spray and cook the onions and garlic until soft. Stir in the balsamic vinegar, and then pour into the bottom of an oven dish and spread out into an even layer.
• Arrange the sliced courgette, potato and tomato in an alternating pattern on top of the onion layer, overlapping the slices slightly. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix the cream cheese and thyme into the stock and pour over the courgette, potato and tomato layer. It won't look like much but once the vegetables start cooking they will add to the liquid.
• Pop the oven dish in the oven for 35 minutes.
• Remove the dish from the oven, the vegetables should be soft and just starting to turn golden. Mix the Cheddar and Parmesan together and sprinkle over the courgette, tomato and potato.
• Put back in the oven for a further 20 minutes until the cheese is golden and bubbly and the vegetables cooked through.

BAKED COURGETTE & TOMATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Sprinkle the courgettes with a pinch of sea salt flakes and lay them on a plate with another plate on top. Put a weight or tin on top to help push out the liquid.
• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a non-stick frying pan and add the tomatoes and garlic. Cook over a medium heat, stirring, for 5 mins until thickened. Tear in the basil, if using, and season.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and oil a roasting dish. Combine the flours in a bowl. Pour away the water from the courgette. Dip the courgette slices into the egg, then into the flour, and arrange in a layer over the bottom of the dish. Top with a few slices of mozzarella, followed by a layer of the tomato sauce, and repeat with another layer of courgette, mozzarella and sauce. Toss the cheese and breadcrumbs together, then scatter over the top.
• Drizzle with a little more olive oil, and bake for 40-45 mins until golden and bubbling. Serve with a herby red onion salad and some bread to mop it up, if you like. Can be frozen for up to two months.

TIAN DE COURGETTE (PROVENCAL ZUCCHINI GRATIN)

Steps:

• Place the zucchini in a bowl, sprinkle with about a teaspoon of salt and set aside.
• Meanwhile, bring two cups of water to the boil in a sauce pan, add the rice and cook until rice is tender, about 17 minutes. Drain the rice.
• Drain and rinse the zucchini. Spread it on paper towel and pat it to dry. Heat oil in a heavy skillet. Add onion and saute over a medium heat until the onion is translucent. Add zucchini and saute another two minutes. Remove from heat.
• Mix eggs, cooked rice, garlic and milk together in a bowl. Stir in the onion and zucchini. Add cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Oil a four-cup shallow baking dish. Spoon in the zucchini mixture. Place in oven and bake 30 to 40 minutes, until lightly browned on top.

POTATO AND COURGETTE GRATIN

Steps:

• Boil the potato slices in salted water until almost cooked, drain them and set aside.
• Melt half of the butter in a frying pan with the garlic, and half of the courgette slices, sprinkle with half of the mixed herbs. Fry till just golden on both sides, set aside. Cook the remaining courgette slices in the same way. set aside.
• Grease a low sided oven dish with the extra butter.
• Layer the potatoes and courgette in the dish so that they over lap like roof tiles.
• Whisk the egg with the cream and milk, season with pepper and salt, pour into the dish to cover the potatoes and courgettes.
• Grate the cheese and sprinkle over the dish.
• Place in hot oven 200c till brown aprox. 20 minutes.