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Courgette, Olive and Parmesan Souffle

Courgette, Olive and Parmesan Souffle
  • Courgette, Olive and Parmesan Souffle
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 150g grated Parmesan
  • 6 medium courgettes
  • 200g stoned olives
  • A bunch of chervil, washed and roughly chaffed
  • 60g Président Unsalted Butter
  • 40g plain flour
  • 4 eggs + 1 egg yolk
  • Salt and Pepper

Equipment

  • 4x Pyrex Ceramic Ramekins
  • Pyrex Glass Bowl

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C.
  2. Slice the courgettes and cook for 10 minutes in boiling water.
  3. Drain the courgettes and keep the water.
  4. For the sauce: melt 40g of butter in a saucepan, add the flour and Stir. Add 40cl of the courgette stock. Keep kneading. Take the sauce off the heat and add the Parmesan. Mix the sauce with the courgettes.
  5. Butter the mould(s)
  6. Separate the eggs (put the egg yolk in the sauce and keep the egg whites aside). Mix in the olives and the chervil, add salt and pepper.
  7. Whisk the egg whites until stiff, Fold into the mixture. Fill the moulds and bake for 30 minutes (20 minutes if you are using single moulds).

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