Zucchini Pie Recipe

I recently asked my favorite chef Mike White (Michaelangelo’s in Little Italy) what the summer recipe should be for this observer, and his advice was to not plan a recipe, just go to the local fresh market and get whatever jumps out at you. A quick stop to Cavotta’s on Nottingham and Voila! The amazing zucchini with the beautiful color of the yellow squash right next to it screamed zucchini pie as I approached them.

Ingredients:*

2 Medium Zucchinis

1 Medium-Large onion

½ stick Butter

4 Eggs

1 ½ cup Mozzarella Cheese

3-4 TBL Mustard

1 package Crescent Rolls

Salt

Pepper

Step 1- Finely chop Onion, and cut zucchini in thick slices, then bite size pieces.

Step 2- Open the croissants, and use them one at a time to fully cover a pie pan. Then lightly cover the whole bottom and sides of the crust with the mustard.

Step 3- In a Large Frying Pan on med-low heat on the stove top, melt the butter, and then add the onion zucchini salt and pepper.

Step 4- Sautee, stirring occasionally, for 20-30 minutes until the onions and zucchini are clear, but not browned.

Step 5 – Remove the pan from heat and let it cool for 5+ minutes, while you measure out the cup and a half of mozzarella cheese and crack the 4 eggs.

Step 6- Add the eggs and cheese to the pan, and mix thoroughly before pouring into the mustard covered croissant pie crust.

Step 7 – Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, and let it cool for 10-15 minutes before cutting.

I recommend pairing it with a light salad of fresh greens, nuts, mandarin oranges and a summery raspberry vinaigrette, with a glass of white wine.

Grest for Vegetarians. Makes excellent leftovers. Also delicious served cold.

*This is my mom’s exact recipe; I made 3 little changes for this one. 1: I added 2 cloves of finely chopped in garlic. 2: Used 1 zucchini and 1 yellow squash (Works well with all colors of squashes) 3: I used 1 cup of mozz and ½ cup of parmesan. Oh, and I like a little more mustard on the bottom than my mom does, but I think that’s because I use a fancier kind.