Zucchini-Garlic Souffle

Name: Zucchini-Garlic Souffle
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic (about 1 1/4 tablespoon), minced; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 pounds zucchini, thinly sliced; 1/2 teaspoon oregano; Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; 1/2 cup ricotta cheese; 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese; 8 eggs, separated

By Bryan Miller

Total Time: 45 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:Serves 8

4cloves garlic (about 1¼ tablespoon), minced
2tablespoons olive oil
2pounds zucchini, thinly sliced
½teaspoon oregano
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
½cup ricotta cheese
¼cup grated Parmesan cheese
8eggs, separated

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter well and chill 8 1¼-cup souffle dishes.
Step 2
Saute garlic in olive oil over medium heat for several minutes. Do not let brown. Add zucchini slices, hot pepper flakes, oregano, salt and pepper. Cover and cook over medium heat 10 minutes, shaking pan and stirring often. Uncover and cook until all moisture evaporates.
Step 3
Place zucchini in bowl of food processeor along with the ricotta and Parmesan cheeses. Puree well. Taste for seasoning. You should have about 3 cups.
Step 4
Transfer mixture to bowl and add yolks. Blend well with wire whisk. In another bowl whisk whites until they form soft peaks. Fold ¼ of whites into mixture, then remainder. Do not overwork. Taste for seasoning.
Step 5
Place souffle dishes on baking sheet and fill to rim with mixture. Before placing in oven run thumb around rim of each to remove any overflow, which could cling and prevent souffle from rising fully. Bake for approximately 10 minutes.