Courgette (Zucchini) Pastry
Total time: 45 minutes
Using puff pastry rather than a traditional pizza crust gives a much lighter aspect to this, late-summer pastry. Cut everything very thinly, with a knife or food processor, 1/16th inch (.3cm), and don't be too generous with the cheese. Scoring a line around the edge of the pastry will help it puff up.
Ingredients:
- 1 red onion, 175gr, 6.2oz
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 2 tsp olive oil, 9gr, .3oz
- 1 courgette (zucchini), medium, 7 - 8 inches (20cm) you may not use it all... 250gr, 8.8oz
- 2 tomatoes, 500gr, 17.7oz
- 6oz (180gr) deli or baked ham or smoked turkey, sliced thinly like for a sandwich, not paper thin, 175gr, 6.2oz
- 3oz (90gr) shredded cheese, 90gr, 3.2oz
- 2 tbs Parmesan, 10gr, .35oz
- 1 sheet puff pastry, 245gr, 8.6oz
Instructions:
- Lay the puff pastry out on a baking sheet.
- With a dull knife (butter knife) lightly score a line around the pastry, 1/2" (1.25cm) from the edge, being careful not to cut all the way through. If your pastry is frozen you may have to wait until it thaws a bit.
- Chop onion.
- In a medium skillet sauté onion in oil until tender, about 7 minutes.
- Add thyme and stir to combine.
- Remove from heat until needed.
- Thinly slice zucchini
- Thinly slice tomatoes, about 1/16th" (.3cm). You should get 8 - 10 slices from each tomato.
- Cut the ham into strips.
- To assemble:
- Spread the onion on the puff pastry, staying inside the scored line.
- Lay the zucchini slices on top in 2, slightly overlapping circles.
- Spread the ham on top of the zucchini,
- Lay the tomatoes on top of the ham, touching, but not overlapping.
- Sprinkle with shredded cheese and Parmesan.
- Bake, 420F (210C) until edges of the crust are golden and vegetables are tender, 25 - 35 minutes. Remove.
Note: If zucchini has given off much liquid, score a slit in the edge and tilt slightly to drain. Cut into wedges and serve.
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Nutrition Information |
General Technical Details and Disclaimer:
Measurements 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/