Vegetable Ring Recipes

EASY BAKED CHEESE & VEGETABLE TWIST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Mix first 3 ingredients in large bowl until blended. Stir in next 4 ingredients.
• Unroll crescent dough; separate into 16 triangles. Arrange in 11-inch circle on foil-covered baking sheet, with short sides of triangles overlapping in center and points of triangles toward outside. (There should be a 5-inch-diameter opening in center of circle.) Spoon cheese mixture onto dough near center of circle. Bring outside points of triangles up over filling, then tuck under dough in center of ring to cover filling.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until crust is golden brown and filling is heated through.

VEGETABLE RING

Steps:

• Combine together all the ingredients in a bowl.
• Place this mixture into a greased 23cm ring mould.
• Cook on medium-high for 15 minutes.
• Allow to stand covered for 5-10 minutes before unmoulding onto serving plate.

ROOT VEGETABLE PAVE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. With a mandoline or vegetable peeler, cut the first 5 ingredients into very thin slices. Transfer to a large bowl; toss with flour. Stir in the cream, thyme, 1 tablespoon rosemary, salt and pepper., Place half of the vegetable mixture into a greased 9-in. springform pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. Top with remaining vegetable mixture. Place pan on a baking sheet and cover with a double thickness of foil., Bake until vegetables are tender and easily pierced with a knife, 1-3/4 to 2 hours. Remove from oven and top foil with large canned goods as weights. Let stand 1 hour. Remove cans, foil and rim from pan before cutting. Top with remaining cheese. Add reserved fennel fronds and, as desired, additional fresh thyme and pepper. Refrigerate leftovers.

GRANDMA MINNIE'S CARROT RING

Steps:

• Peel the carrots. Use the coarse holes on a box grater to grate them; place them in a large bowl.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and brown sugar together. Add the egg, water, and grated carrots, and continue mixing on medium to incorporate. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt; mix on medium-low until the batter comes together. Remove from the mixer and set aside.
• Butter a 9½-inch Savarin ring mold. Spread the batter evenly in the buttered mold; wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Remove the carrot ring from the refrigerator and let it temper for 30 minutes. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove the carrot ring from the oven and allow it cool for a few minutes.
• After the carrot ring has cooled slightly, unmold it onto a large, circular platter. Serve with vegetables mounded in the center, if you wish.

CARROT RING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch ring mold.
• In a medium bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Blend in eggs and lemon juice. Gradually mix in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Fold in carrots. Transfer the mixture to the prepared ring mold.
• Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

VEGETABLE MOZZARELLA RING

Steps:

• In a large boil mix crushed garlic, olive oil and salt and pepper.
• Slice eggplant width ways and coat with oil mix. Broil eggplant.
• Repeat above step with all vegetables.
• Layer vegetables in a round mould or bundt pan. starting with eggplant, then mozzarella, fennel, peppers then zucchini.
• Turn pan over gently onto serving plate.
• Garnish with fresh basil leaves and serve with a pesto or sun-dried tomato sauce.