Manou's zucchinis garnished
Manou's zucchinis are zucchini halves topped with a small piece of toast, Mornay sauce and grated cheese before being put in the oven.
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Last modified on: August 18th 2024
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
6 courgettes - 2
2 slices bread - 3
30 g butter - 4
200 g Mornay Sauce - 5
100 g breadcrumbs (optional) - 6
100 g grated cheese - 7
fine (or table) salt - Total weight: 1,930 grams
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 30 min. | 25 min. | 55 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Prepare 6 courgettes, choose small, firm zucchinis if possible.
Stage 2 - 8 min.
Trim the tail, cut them lengthwise into 2 pieces, then hollow out the inside with a Parisian apple corer, ideally, or failing that, a small spoon.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Place the hollowed-out zucchini halves on a sheet of baking paper on a baking sheet, and sprinkle with fine salt.
Stage 4
Tip: To keep the zucchini firmly in place on the baking sheet, remove a slice from the bottom with a vegetable peeler or knife, to make a flat base.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Cut 2 slices bread into small, long pieces, the size to fit into the zucchini hollows.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Back to the zucchinis: Place a thin layer of Mornay sauce on the bottom of each zucchini (a piping bag is ideal).
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Place a piece of toast on top and press down a little.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Top with another generous layer of Mornay sauce.
Stage 10 - 3 min.
Sprinkle a layer of breadcrumbs on top, followed by a layer of grated cheese.
Stage 11 - 20 min.
Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes, watching for browning.
Stage 12
Enjoy warm or hot.
Remarks
If you don't have Mornay sauce, a béchamel sauce will do the trick.
At the end of cooking, if the zucchinis are tender but the top is not sufficiently gratinated, don't hesitate to give the oven a little broil.
At the end of cooking, if the zucchinis are tender but the top is not sufficiently gratinated, don't hesitate to give the oven a little broil.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,938 Kcal or 8,114 Kj | 262 gr | 1,368 gr | 296 gr |
| 97 % | 101 % | 129 % | 45 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 100 Kcal or 419 Kj | 14 gr | 71 gr | 15 gr |
| 5 % | 5 % | 7 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 323 Kcal or 1,352 Kj | 44 gr | 228 gr | 49 gr |
| 16 % | 17 % | 22 % | 7 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 6.45 €
- Per person : 1.08 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Mornay Sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce, Spinach Mornay, Mornay onion tart, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin "grilled inside", Oxtail Parmentier, Grilled ham and bechamel sandwiches, French onion soup, Breton Pie, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paimpol salad, Plum and hazelnut crumble, Tart Tatin, Smart plum tart, Chard and potato gratin, ... All |
 | Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cubed salad, How to prepare courgettes, Vegetable tartare, Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., Paimpol salad, ... All |
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