Zucchini (Courgette) Timbales with Pimiento Sauce
Total time: 40 minutes
This makes a lovely presentation for a first course and is simple to make. The sauce is made from purchased whole pimientos. You can substitute sliced pimentos or 'roasted red peppers', which, I think, are the same thing; just a marketing difference! I use a metal bread pan to bake them in. If you want a sauce with more heat... add a few drops of hot sauce or some red pepper flakes.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/3 cup shredded courgette, 1 smallish one 7 - 8" (20cm) no need to peel, 250gr, 8.8oz
- 1 egg, 65gr, 2.3oz
- 2 tsp Dijon-style mustard, 10gr, .35oz
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese, 60gr, 2.1oz
- 1 tbs snipped fresh chives substitute 1 tsp dried
- 1 tsp snipped fresh thyme substitute 1/2 tsp dried
- Pimiento Sauce
- 1/2 cup pimiento (pimento) or roasted red peppers, drained, 125gr, 4.4oz
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp Balsamic vinegar, 11gr, .38oz
- 1 cup (8oz, 240gr) tomato sauce, 225gr, 8oz
Instructions:
- Prepare timbale dishes (ramekins or small custard baking dishes): Butter the bottom, then line with buttered parchment (wax) paper.
- Make two additional circles of buttered paper for the tops.
- Shred zucchini using medium holes on the trusty box grater.
- Snip herbs.
- Whisk together egg and mustard.
- Add rest of ingredients and mix well.
- Spoon into timbale dishes. Cover top with remaining circles of buttered parchment paper.
- Set into a pan of very hot water that comes half way up the sides of the dishes. Put into a pre-heated 400F (200C) oven and bake 25 - 30 minutes, until set.
- Remove top paper and slide a knife around the sides to loosen. Invert on to the serving plate and remove bottom paper.
- Spoon some Pimiento Sauce on top and around the timbales and serve.
- Pimiento Sauce
- Put all of the ingredients into a small saucepan and heat to a simmer. Simmer a minute or two, just to blend the flavors.
- Remove from heat and purée in a blender until smooth.
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Nutrition Information |
Nutrition Information Pimento Sauce Recipe serves 2 - 4 Entire Recipe Calories: 92 Total Carbohydrates: 20 Dietary Fiber: 6 Total Fat: .8 Saturated Fat: .05 Cholesterol: 0 Protein: 4.5 Calcium: 40 Sodium: 1199 |
General Technical Details and Disclaimer:
Measurements in this color are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.
I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it. I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.
My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/
