Pumpkin clafoutis

Recipes / Appetiziers

Put a savoury spin on a French dessert to make this easy vegie-packed dinner.

Recipe «Pumpkin clafoutis» presented in category Recipes / Appetiziers, to prepare this dish you will need no more 1:05 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 750g peeled, deseeded pumpkin, sliced, 1/2 cup green shallots, sliced, 1-2 tbsp fresh dill, plus extra, to serve, 5 eggs, 250ml milk , 60ml sour cream or pouring cream, plus extra, to serve, 100g Jarlsberg cheese, grated, 60g parmesan, grated , 50g self-raising flour.

Ingredients:

  • 750g peeled, deseeded pumpkin, sliced 
  • 1/2 cup green shallots, sliced 
  • 1-2 tbsp fresh dill, plus extra, to serve 
  • 5 eggs 
  • 250ml milk 
  • 60ml sour cream or pouring cream, plus extra, to serve 
  • 100g Jarlsberg cheese, grated 
  • 60g parmesan, grated 
  • 50g self-raising flour 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan forced. Grease a 1.5L (6 cup) ovenproof dish or frying pan. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Spread pumpkin over trays. Roast for 40 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool slightly.
  2. Place flour in a bowl. Mix eggs, 1 at a time, into the flour. Whisk in milk and cream. Season.
  3. Layer half of the pumpkin, shallot, herbs and cheese in the prepared dish or pan. Pour over half of the batter. Repeat with the remaining pumpkin, shallot, herbs and batter, finishing with a layer of cheese. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Top with extra sour cream and herbs, if desired.