Savory Vegetable Cheesecake
This delicious main-dish cheesecake comes from Mollie Katzen's "The Enchanted Broccoli Forest," which is a delightful vegetarian cookbook. A wonderful way to use us those garden veggies. It is also wonderful served as an appetizer that guests can spread onto little pieces of toast.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 3cups grated zucchini
- 3tablespoons butter
- 1cup minced onion
- 3
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 1cup grated carrot
- 3tablespoons flour
- 1⁄2teaspoon basil
- 1⁄2teaspoon oregano
- 1⁄4cup freshly minced parsley
- 1tablespoon lemon juice
- 3cups ricotta cheese
- 1cup grated mozzarella cheese
- 1⁄2
- 4large eggs
- 2
- 3 -4tablespoons breadcrumbs
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees farenheit.
- Butter a 10" springform pan and sprinkle with breadcrumbs, set aside.
- Put the grated zucchini into a colander.
- Salt lightly, and let is sit about 15 minutes, then squeeze out any excess moisture.
- Saute the onions in butter with 1/2 t salt.
- When they start to turn translucent, add the carrots, garlic, zucchini, flour, basil and oregano.
- Keep stirring and cook over medium heat for about 8 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the parsley and lemon.
- Beat the cheeses and eggs together until well blended.
- (Hello, Kitchenaid mixer!) When the cheese and egg mixture is nice and fluffy, fold in the veggies.
- Season to taste with black pepper.
- Pour the mixture into the springform pan.
- Bake uncovered for 30 minutes-- then pull it out for a minute.
- Remember those tomatoes?
- Dredge them in the breadcrumbs and decorate the top of the cheesecake with them in a pretty spiral pattern.
- Reduce the oven heat to 350 degrees, and bake another 30 minutes.
- Turn off the oven and just let the cheesecake sit in there for another 15 minutes.
- Then, take it out of the oven and let it cool about 10 more minutes before cutting and serving.
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