Mediterranean Strata With Goat Cheese Recipes

Steps:

• In a medium pot, bring milk and cream to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, place greens, herbs, cheese, salt and pepper in a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Once the hot milk mixture comes to a simmer, pour over greens and purée until smooth. Pour into a bowl and let cool completely. Once cool, whisk in 6 eggs.
• Lightly oil a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Scatter bread cubes over bottom of pan. Pour custard over bread and press down so the bread absorbs the custard. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. If you can, stir bread cubes after an hour or so to encourage an even distribution of custard.
• When you are ready to bake the strata, heat oven to 350 degrees. Tuck the goat cheese rounds into and on top of the strata. Transfer pan to oven and bake until top is beginning to firm up but is still slightly wet underneath, about 25 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven and use a spoon to make 6 evenly spaced indentations on the surface of the strata. Crack an egg into each hole and season with salt and pepper. Return pan to oven and continue to bake until strata is cooked through and eggs are just set, 20 to 25 minutes more. Sprinkle with Aleppo or Turkish pepper if desired.

Steps:

• Spray baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Line bottom of 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish completely with 1 layer of bread, cutting some slices to fit.
• Arrange half of prosciutto evenly over bread. *Be sure to cut the prosciutto into strips or diced into squares. This will make it easier at serving time.
• Sprinkle half of goat cheese and half of provolone over bread.
• Sprinkle with half of green onions and half of basil.
• Top with second layer of bread, if using a 2nd layer.
• Layer remaining prosciutto, goat cheese, provolone, green onions, and basil atop bread.
• Cut remaining bread & crusts into 1/4-inch cubes. Sprinkle over top.
• Whisk eggs, milk, mustard, and salt in bowl. Season with pepper.
• Pour egg mixture over strata; press down on bread with spatula.
• Drizzle melted butter over strata.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• NEXT DAY.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Uncover strata and let stand at room temperature 30 -60 minutes.
• Bake uncovered until center is set and top is brown, about 1 hour.
• Serve with crispy prosciutto if desired. Recipe #496356.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degC.
• Lightly butter 24cm pie plate.
• Place the semi dried tomatoes on a paper towel and pat to dry the oil off them.
• Cut them in half.
• Whisk milk and eggs and garlic together, add all the other ingredients except the bread and mix well.
• Add the bread and stir until moistened.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared pie dish.
• Let it stand until the bread absorbs most of the custard, pressing several times to submerge the bred cubes, about 5 mins this takes.
• Bake uncovered until light brown and knife inserted into the centre comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
• Cut the strata into wedges.
• Serve with a salad of mesclun mix.

Steps:

• Line bottom of 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish completely with 1 layer of bread, cutting some slices to fit. Arrange half of prosciutto evenly over bread. Sprinkle half of goat cheese and half of provolone over. Sprinkle with half of green onions and half of basil. Top with second layer of bread. Layer remaining prosciutto, goat cheese, provolone, green onions, and basil atop bread. Cut remaining bread into 1/4-inch cubes. Sprinkle over top.
• Whisk eggs, milk, mustard, and salt in bowl. Season with pepper. Pour egg mixture over strata; press down on bread with spatula. Drizzle melted butter over strata. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Uncover strata and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Bake until center is set, about 1 hour. Remove from oven. Preheat broiler. Place strata under broiler until top is golden, about 30 seconds. Cut into large squares and serve.