Ingredients
large head of fennel (or 2), chopped into sixths
olive oil
cup of milk
1T of butter
1T (heaped) of flour
3 eggs, separated
1/2c greek yoghurt
1t Dijon mustard
zest of lemon
40gm of grated parmesan
200gm (ish) of blue cheese (or even better, gorgonzola)
50gm toasted walnuts (ie cooked gently in butter/olive oil for 3-4mins) and broken up
Pastry (puff)
Method
- Preheat oven to 180C/Gas5
- Blanch fennel heads in boiling water for 2mins then roast in oven with olive oil, salt, pepper until browning and caramelising
- Melt butter in small pan, stir in flour until thick, add the milk slowly - stop when reasonably thick roux (was around 3/4c for me)
- Mix egg yolks, yoghurt, mustard, zest and add to roux with salt and pepper
- Grease tin, and cover with pastry, sprinkle parmesan over the base, chopped fennel, and walnuts
- Beat egg whites until stuff, and fold into roux. Spoon over the base.
- Bake until 30min until set.
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