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125 minutes•Easy•Serves 6

Rustic Zucchini and Vegetable Torte

Rustic Zucchini and Vegetable Torte

By @chef1

A simple and flavorful layered vegetable torte featuring zucchini and other seasonal vegetables. Perfect for a light lunch or dinner.

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Ingredients

  • ●2 medium, sliced Zucchini
  • ●1 medium, sliced Yellow Squash
  • ●1, thinly sliced Red Bell Pepper
  • ●1 medium, thinly sliced Onion
  • ●2 cloves, minced Garlic
  • ●2 tablespoons Olive Oil
  • ●1 cup Ricotta Cheese
  • ●1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • ●2 large Eggs
  • ●1/4 cup, chopped Fresh Basil
  • ●1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • ●1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • ●1 sheet Puff Pastry

Instructions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
  2. 2
    Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
  3. 3
    Add zucchini, yellow squash, and red bell pepper to the skillet. Cook until vegetables are tender-crisp, about 8-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. 4
    In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs, and basil. Mix well.
  5. 5
    Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unfold puff pastry sheet and place it on the prepared baking sheet.
  6. 6
    Spread the ricotta cheese mixture evenly over the puff pastry, leaving a 1-inch border.
  7. 7
    Arrange the cooked vegetables over the ricotta cheese mixture in a decorative pattern.
  8. 8
    Fold the edges of the puff pastry over the vegetables, creating a rustic border.
  9. 9
    Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the puff pastry is golden brown and the filling is set.
  10. 10
    Let cool slightly before slicing and serving.

Recipe details

Category
Main course
Preparation
72 minutes
Cooking
48 minutes

Estimated total: 125 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.

How these estimates were calculated
  • Gather ingredients: 5 min planning allowance (setup)
  • Slice zucchini, yellow squash, red bell pepper, onion; mince garlic: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
  • Chop basil: 5 min planning allowance (simple_prep)
  • Preheat oven: 15 min planning allowance (oven_preheat)
  • Heat olive oil in skillet: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
  • Season with salt and pepper: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Combine ricotta, Parmesan, eggs, and basil: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
  • Line baking sheet and place puff pastry: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Spread ricotta cheese mixture: 5 min planning allowance (assemble)
  • Arrange cooked vegetables: 5 min planning allowance (assemble)
  • Fold puff pastry edges: 15 min planning allowance (shape)
  • Cool slightly: 5 min planning allowance (brief_cool)
  • Slice and serve: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
  • Zucchini: USDA medium portion weight
  • Yellow Squash: USDA all-variety summer-squash medium weight (196 g) with raw yellow crookneck/straightneck nutrients; cultivar size varies. (https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/170487/nutrients)
  • USDA raw yellow squash nutrients with separately sourced all-variety medium summer-squash weight; cultivar sizes vary.
  • Red Bell Pepper: USDA medium (approx 2-3/4" long, 2-1/2 dia.) portion weight
  • Assumed '1' pepper refers to a medium-sized pepper.
  • Onion: USDA medium (2-1/2" dia) portion weight
  • Garlic: USDA clove portion weight
  • Olive Oil: USDA tablespoon portion weight
  • Ricotta Cheese: USDA cup portion weight
  • Grated Parmesan Cheese: USDA cup portion weight
  • Eggs: USDA large portion weight
  • Fresh Basil: USDA tbsp, chopped portion weight
  • USDA fresh basil; measured chopped leaves use the chopped portion, whole leaves use the loose whole-leaf portion.
  • Salt: USDA tsp portion weight
  • Table salt; unknown quantity means sodium is omitted, not guessed.
  • Black Pepper: USDA tsp, ground portion weight
  • USDA black pepper; documented seasoning allowance applies only to to-taste/pinch amounts.
  • Puff Pastry: Standard Pepperidge Farm sheet: half a 17.3 oz package; USDA generic ready-to-bake puff-pastry nutrients. Brands and sheet sizes vary. (https://www.pepperidgefarm.com/recipe/puff-pastry-ice-cream-sandwiches/)
  • Standard Pepperidge Farm full sheet weight with separate USDA generic ready-to-bake nutrients; brands and sheet sizes vary.
  • Yellow Squash: original amount “1 medium, sliced”; interpreted as “1 medium, sliced”. USDA raw yellow squash nutrients with separately sourced all-variety medium summer-squash weight; cultivar sizes vary.
  • Fresh Basil: original amount “1/4 cup, chopped”; interpreted as “1/4 cup, chopped”. USDA fresh basil; measured chopped leaves use the chopped portion, whole leaves use the loose whole-leaf portion.
  • Puff Pastry: original amount “1 sheet”; interpreted as “1”. Standard Pepperidge Farm full sheet weight with separate USDA generic ready-to-bake nutrients; brands and sheet sizes vary.

vegetable torte · zucchini · ricotta · puff pastry

Estimated nutrition per serving

417 calories · 12.2 g protein · 29.3 g carbohydrate · 28.5 g fat · 2.4 g fiber · 522 mg sodium

Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central and reviewed product references; ingredient-based calculation per serving. Documented USDA or manufacturer portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.

Recipe Context

This recipe was created with the following context in mind:

Saturday
dinner
winter
Requested: 60 min