Zucchini and white bean terrine
Zucchini and white bean terrine recipe in the zucchini category
Recipe ingredients:
- Nonstick vegetable oil cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium size onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 6 small zucchini, about 2 pounds
- 1, 19 ounces, can white kidney beans, cannellini, drained and rinsed
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup plain nonfat yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Boiling water
- Thyme sprigs, optional
- 48 assorted, 2 1/4 inch, crackers
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Recipe method:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cut zucchini lengthwise into 1/4 inch thick slices.
- Set aside the outer slices.
- On baking sheet, arrange remaining zucchini slices in a single layer.
- Lightly coat slices with cooking spray, turn slices over and spray other sides.
- Roast zucchini 5 to 7 minutes or just until tender. Do not allow slices to brown.
- Transfer zucchini slices to paper towels.
- Meanwhile, coarsely chop the outer zucchini slices.
- In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
- Add onion and saut until soft about 5 minutes.
- Add chopped zucchini and the garlic, saut until zucchini is tender 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Coat 2, 6 x 3 inch, loaf pans with cooking spray.
- In bottoms and up sides of pans, place roasted zucchini slices lengthwise, trimming to fit exactly at corners of pans.
- Add trimmings to onion-zucchini mixture.
- In food processor fitted with chopping blade, process onion-zucchini mixture until finely chopped.
- Add drained beans, eggs and yogurt. Process until very smooth.
- Add parsley, thyme, salt, and pepper, process just until well mixed.
- Divide pureed bean and zucchini mixture between pans and place pans in a roasting pan.
- Place in oven and pour boiling water into roasting pan to come 1 inch up sides of loaf pans.
- Bake 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours or until center feels firm.
- Remove pans from water bath and cool completely on wire rack.
- Wrap and refrigerate terrines several hours or overnight until well chilled before unmolding.
- Just before serving, unwrap terrines and invert to unmold onto 2 serving platters.
- With very sharp knife, cut crosswise into 12 slices, then lengthwise in half.
- Top with thyme sprigs, if desired.
- Serve a half slice of terrine atop a cracker.
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