Provençal menu, Starter, Main course – Magimix MINI PLUS User Manual

Page 13: Dessert, Tomato flan, Stuffed courgettes, Chocolate pecan pie

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Provençal Menu

Tomato flan

Starter

Immerse

the tomatoes in boiling water for a few seconds, skin,

de-seed and chop roughly.
Pour

the oil into a pan add the chopped tomato, cover and cook

over a low heat for 20 minutes, stirring from time to time.
While

the tomatoes are cooking, put the red pepper under the

grill and blacken the skin on all sides. Remove and set aside for
10 to 15 minutes
Chop

the basil leaves and set aside.

Pre-heat

the oven to 150°C/300°F (gas mark 2).

Skin

the pepper and remove the stalk and seeds. Put the pepper

and tomato in the bowl fitted with the main blade and the
Blender

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attachment and turn the machine on for 30

seconds. Then, add the eggs through the feed tube. Stop the
machine. Season to taste and add the basil.
Pulse

3 times.

Tip

the mixture into the lightly-buttered tin and bake for about

30 minutes.
Leave

it to cool before turning it out onto a serving dish.

Serve

slightly warm, with a green salad.

Preparation: 30 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

Equipment: saucepan,

20 cm (8-inch)

deep sandwich tin,

serving dish

Ingredients

(serves 4)

• 2 medium tomatoes
• 1 red pepper
• 3 eggs
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 12 fresh basil leaves
• Salt and pepper

Preparation: 15 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

Equipment: frying pan,

serving dish

Ingredients

(serves 4)

Main

Course

Stuffed Courgettes

Pre-heat

the oven to 150°C / 300°F (gas mark 2).

Wash

the courgettes and cut them in two, lengthways.

Make

cross-like incisions in the flesh and bake them in the

oven for about 30 minutes (or cover them with microwaveable
cling film and microwave them for 10 minutes).
Scoop

out the flesh with a teaspoon, being careful not to

damage the skin. Set aside.
In

the bowl, fitted with the main blade, chop the onion then the

bacon. Add the sausage meat, one tablespoon of Parmesan
cheese and the egg and pulse 5 times.

Pour

this mixture over the slices, making sure it permeates the

different layers
Bake

in the oven for 40 minutes, switching on the grill for the

last 3 minutes in order to give it an attractive golden crust.

• 4 medium potatoes
• 5 medium turnips
• 250ml (9 fl oz) crème

fraîche

• 250ml (9 fl oz) milk
• 75 g (3 oz) Gruyere

cheese

• Salt and pepper
• Ground nutmeg

Preparation: 30 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

Equipment: tart ring or

quiche tin

Chocolate Pecan Pie

Pre-heat

the oven to 180°C / 355°F (gas mark 4).

Make

the French flan pastry (see p. 48). Butter the dish and

line it with the pastry. Bake blind* for 20 minutes.
Bring

the cream, milk and vanilla sugar to the boil. Turn off

heat and add the chocolate, broken into pieces. Melt the
chocolate in the mixture.
Remove

from oven and lower the temperature to 150° C /

300°F (gas mark 2).
Fit

the main blade and the Blender

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attachment in the bowl,

then tip in the brown sugar, the whole egg and the egg yolk
and blend. Then add the chocolate and cream mixture and
blend again. Finally add the nuts, if using.
Pour

the mixture into the pastry shell and return to the oven

for 20 minutes.

Ingredients

(serves 4)

• 1 quantity French flan

pastry

• 200 g (7 oz) pecan nut

dark chocolate or 150 g
(5 oz) dark chocolate +
50 g (2 oz) pecan nuts

• 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
• 50 ml (1½ fl oz) single

cream

• 50 ml (1½ fl oz) milk
• 7 ½ g vanilla-

flavoured sugar

• 80 g (3 oz) soft brown

ugar

• Knob of butter

Dessert

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