Individual Zucchini, Lemon, and Ricotta Galettes
You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Individual Zucchini, Lemon, and Ricotta Galettes a try. One portion of this dish contains about 15g of protein, 20g of fat, and a total of 393 calories. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up fleur de sel, ice water, lemon juice, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.
Instructions
Whisk flour and salt in mediumbowl. Using fingertips, rub butter intoflour mixture until coarse meal forms.
Add4 tablespoons ice water, 1 tablespoonfulat a time, stirring until dough formsmoist clumps, and adding more water byteaspoonfuls as needed if dough is too dry.Form dough into 2 balls; flatten each intodisk. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least30 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2days ahead. Keep chilled.
Let stand at roomtemperature 15 minutes before rolling out.
Place zucchini in colanderset over large bowl.
Sprinkle with 3/4teaspoon salt and toss to coat.
Let drain30 minutes. Working in batches, squeezezucchini in kitchen towel to remove asmuch liquid as possible.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter with oil inheavy large skillet over medium heat.
Addonion and sauté until soft and translucent,about 7 minutes.
Add garlic and sauté untilfragrant, about 30 seconds.
Add zucchiniand lemon juice; reduce heat to medium-lowand cook until zucchini is tender,stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes.Cool to room temperature.
Whisk ricotta cheese, 1/3 cup Parmesan,egg, lemon peel, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, andremaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl.Stir in cooled zucchini mixture.
Preheat oven to 425°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Rollout 1 dough disk to 1/8-inch thickness. Using6-inch-diameter plate, cut out 3 doughrounds. Repeat with remaining dough.
Place 3 dough rounds on each baking sheet.
Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter.Spoon 1/2 cup filling into center of 1 doughround, leaving 1 1/4- to 1 1/2-inch border.Carefully fold up border, pleating doughedges to create round pastry with about2 to 21/2 inches of exposed filling in center.Repeat with remaining filling and doughrounds.
Brush crusts with melted butter.
Drizzle any remaining melted butterover filling in centers.
Sprinkle galetteswith remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
Sprinkle lightly with fleur de sel.
Bake galettes 15 minutes. Reduceoven temperature to 375°F.
Bake untilcrust is golden and filling is set and beginsto brown, about 25 minutes longer. Runspatula under galettes to loosen.
Let rest 5minutes. do ahead Can be made 4 hoursahead.
Let stand at room temperature.
Serve individual galettes hot or atroom temperature.
* A type of sea salt; available at somesupermarkets and at specialty foods stores.
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