Nutmeg Zucchini Bisque Recipes

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven melt butter, add olive oil and bay leaves.
• Add vegetables, Creole seasoning and fresh garlic. Saute vegetables 4-5 minutes or until tender.
• Add fresh herbs, fine sea salt, white pepper and sauté 1-2 minutes.
• Add Chardonnay wine and reduce by half.
• Add vegetable stock and potatoes. Bring to a full boil, reduce to a simmer for 15-minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Add tempered heavy cream, nutmeg, bring to a full boil and reduce to a simmer for 10-minutes.
• Remove bisque from heat and discard bay leaves. Puree the bisque and fold in Crème Fraiche . Season with fine sea salt and white pepper to taste.
• Serve bisque in warm soup bowls.
• Garnish with a sprig Fresh Thyme.
• *Chef's Note: Add Creole Seasoning to your taste.

Steps:

• Begin the roasted leeks:.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• Combine leeks, oil, salt, and pepper in lg bowl; toss gently.
• Spread in a roasting pan and roast for 20 minutes, stirring once or twice.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a Dutch oven or large heavy pot over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, celery, fennel, and garlic; saute 10-12 min or until onion is softened.
• Add zucchini and potatoes; mix well.
• Add the stock and bring to a boil; reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
• Remove from the heat and add spinach in batches, mixing with a large spoon after each addition until the.
• spinach wilts.
• Puree in batches in a blender.
• (To prevent splashing, the restaurant suggests removing the inner core of the blender cover and holding a kitchen towel over the top.).
• Return the puree to the pot.
• Add the cream, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and roasted leeks, and heat thoroughly.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, then add the shredded zucchini.
• Sautee the zucchini, stirring frequently,until zucchini is cooked through but not too mushy.
• Lower heat, add the nutmeg, salt and pepper (Nutmeg is a very strong spice and you really don't need any more than the 1/8 teaspoon).
• Stir the spices into the zucchini and serve.

Steps:

• Spray 8" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Pour mixture in pan and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Cool or serve slightly warm.

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients with beater until smooth.
• Pour into greased and floured loaf pans.
• Bake at 325 for 1 hour.
• Slice and spread with butter or cream cheese (if desired).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan with cooking spray, and set aside. Grate zucchini on the large holes of a box grater (to yield 1 3/4 cups); set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together sugars, oil, vanilla, and eggs.
• Into a small bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt. Add flour mixture to egg mixture, and stir to combine well. Stir in grated zucchini.
• Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes; invert onto a wire rack, then reinvert, top side up. Cool completely before slicing.