Name: Cheese Zucchini Ham Gratin
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French Recipes
Ingredients: Zucchini - 1,2 Kilogram(s); Jambon - 8 Slice(s); Milk - 400 Milliliter(s); Flour - 40 Gram(s); Butter - 40 Gram(s); Cheese - 50 Gram(s); Nutmeg - 1 Pinch; Olive Oil - 1 Tablespoon(s); Clove Of Garlic - 1 Piece(s); Thyme - 1 Pinch

Ingredients:

Zucchini
1,2 Kilogram(s)
Jambon
8 Slice(s)
Milk
400 Milliliter(s)
semi-skimmed milk
Flour
40 Gram(s)
Butter
40 Gram(s)
Cheese
50 Gram(s)
grated emmental cheese
Nutmeg
1 Pinch
Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon(s)
Clove Of Garlic
1 Piece(s)
Thyme
1 Pinch

Servings

Preparation mode:

Cheese zucchini ham is a delicious one-dish meal. In addition to having the vegetables, you’ll get protein from the ham and minerals from the cheese and milk. It’s also easy to prepare.

Zucchini preparation

Wash the zucchini and cut into slices 5 mm thick.

cut zucchini into slices

Sauté in a hot skillet with the crushed garlic clove and a drizzle of olive oil, add salt and thyme.

sauté zucchini with garlic clove and a drizzle of olive oil

Drain them in a colander. Now preheat the oven to 180 ° C.

Prepare the béchamel

Prepare the béchamel : melt the butter , then add the flour and cook the roux for 2 to 3 min, stirring gently until foamy.

Out of the heat, add the milk gradually while whisking.

Put the sauce back on the fire and allow to thicken without stopping whipping.

Add the nutmeg and season.

Baking the Cheesy zucchini ham

In a buttered baking dish, place a row of zucchini and then lightly coat with béchamel sauce.

Add the slices of ham. Now add a little bechamel sauce again.

add slices of ham

Finish with a layer of zucchini and cover them with the rest of the Béchamel sauce.

Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for 30 minutes.

Footnotes:

Zucchini can be steamed, baked, broiled, fried, and used in casseroles. Regardless of how you prepare it, you’ll still get the vitamins that you need.