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The maiden voyage: Parmesan Zucchini with Balsamico!
I bought a toaster oven last week, but it’s oooooh so much more than that. I’ve been drooling over the new Cuisinart brick oven even since Eric Ripert launched his Avec Eric site with a series of short videos on how to make quick gourmet meals, using this very model of oven. Am I a sucker for brand propaganda? Nah – I’ve just got a weak spot for sexy kitchenware.
There are several brick ovens in the BRK series, the 100, 200, and 300. The BRK-100, which is a basic toaster oven with brick wall inserts; the BRK-200 that includes the convection feature; and then the BRK-300, which has all of that and a rotisserie. Of course I ended up going with the rotisserie model, with visions of all sorts of yummy goodness dancing in my little gastronautical head:
The first thing I made in my new baby? Ripert’s Parmesan Zucchini with Balsamico. I used a particularly good aged balsamic, and this was the perfect place for it to shine. I’ve included the recipe below, along with the tutorial video from Eric’s site. Watch the video first, as his cooking manner is all about smooth.
I hope he doesn’t mind my advertising his most excellent recipe.
Parmesan Zucchini with Balsamico
From Eric Ripert: AvecEric.com
Serves 2
1 large zucchini
1/4 cup olive oil
fine sea salt and freshly ground white pepper
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1/4 cup fresh grated Parmesan
aged balsamic vinegar
1. Heat the toaster oven to Broil.
2. Line the toaster oven tray with foil and brush with olive oil.
3. Peel a few slices of the zucchini skin off, trim the ends and slice crosswise into very thin slices.
4. Arrange the zucchini slices on the tray, season with salt and pepper, drizzle with olive oil.
5. Bake for 3-4 minutes until just tender.
6. Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese.
7. Arrange roasted zucchini on a platter. Sprinkle parsley and more parmesan on top and drizzle with a little aged balsamic vinegar. Serve warm.
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