Recipe: Courgette Puree

Name: Purée de courgettes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 1,2 kg de petites courgettes de jardin juste lavées4 œufs de poule 0 ou 1 ou de caille4 gousses d'ail épluchées et dégermées40 g de beurre 1/2 sel fermierhuile d'olives mureune râpure de noix de muscadesel et poivre du moulin

By chef patrick ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 (7 reviews) Vegetables

Prep 30 min

Cook 20 min

Total 50 min

Servings 4 serv.

Ingredients for 4 servings

Courgette puree recipe for 4 people:

1.2kg courgettes (zucchini)
4 eggs
4 cloves of garlic, peeled
40g butter

Olive oilNutmegSalt and pepper

Step-by-step directions

1- Slice the courgettes.

2- Place them in a pot and cover with some water. Season with salt and add the garlic. Bring to the boil and allow to cook for 15 minutes.

3- Strain your courgettes well. Press them slightly to get rid of as much water as possible.

4- Reduce them into a fine puree adding the butter as you go. Season well with salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.

5- Share your courgette puree in 4 individual ramequins (or egg dishes) and place an egg in the centre of each of them.

6- Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius (392F) for 4 minutes.

7- Drizzle some olive oil on the top of each ramequin as well as a round of freshly ground pepper.

Note that you can line your ramequins with the puree in advance. Break the egg in them as your guests are arriving and bake them when your are sitting down.