How to make Baked vegetable cake, with or without cream

Vegetable Cake 

I love everything that is full of vegetables and this cake was not going to be less. I have always really liked vegetables and, although I tend to cook them almost always in the simplest ways (boiled, steamed, grilled or baked), the truth is that I never get tired of try different combinations to eat them from time to time in some different way.

East baked vegetable pie is a easy and tasty recipe and, if you follow the recipe, you will learn to prepare it in two ways since it can be made with or without cream. The mixture of previously sautéed vegetables is delicious and the mixture of eggs (with or without cream) curdled and browned in the oven.

can be served as starter or appetizer but I also think it’s fantastic light lunch or dinner and one side salad it suits you great. Further down in the variations section you will find a bunch of ideas to modify the recipe and prepare it to your liking, varying the ingredients and even adding others that are not vegetables.

If you like this recipe do not miss our section of vegetables in which you will find dishes as rich as the classic vegetable stew with hamthe baked cauliflower with bechamel gratinthe artichokes with ham and onionthe traditional Cabbage and potato trinxat from Cerdanyathe chickpea stew with vegetablesthe vegetable minestrone soup with pasta and beansthe stewed lentils with vegetablesthe sautéed chard with potatoes and paprika or the chickpeas with spinach. This delicious one is also great vegetable tempura with tricks to make it crispy and not at all oilythe marinated tofu with wok vegetables and ricethe vegetable soupthe Vegetables soup wave traditional porrusalda.

They can also be served as a side dish such as glazed and caramelized French onionsthe Baked Zucchini with Parmesan Cheesethe famous ratatouille or baked vegetables from the movie, the Baked artichokethe sauteed garlic brussels sprouts with cheese saucethe fantastic manchego ratatouille with traditional vegetablesthe grilled vegetables sautéed with crispy ham and even exotic recipes such as Chinese stir-fried rice noodles with mushrooms and pak choi.

Ingredients to make baked vegetable cake, with or without cream (4 people):

• 1 onion.
• 1/2 red pepper.
• 150 gr of green beans.
• 2 carrots.
• 1 leek
• 5 eggs or 4 eggs and 200 ml of liquid cream.
• Extra virgin olive oil and salt.

Preparation, how to prepare the recipe for baked vegetable cake, with or without cream:

1. Peel the carrotscut them in half, again in half and finally in small cubes.
2. Wash the green beans, drain them, cut off the ends and cut them into 3 or 4 pieces. Place them in a microwave-safe container or case and cook about 3 minutes or until pierced and no longer crisp but not too tender either. You can also cook them in boiling water for 10 minutes.
3. In a frying pan add a little olive oil and put it on medium heat. When it’s hot, add the carrots a little bit of Salt and sauté them for 5 minutes.
4. Peel the onion and chop it so that it is in small pieces but not in excess.
5. Wash the Red pepperremove the white areas and seeds from the inside, cut it into strips and then into small pieces.
6. At the end of those 5 minutes during which the carrotsalso add the onion and the Red pepper and cook it all together 5 more minutes.
7. Take the leek the roots and the green part (reserve this to use when preparing a homemade broth). Remove the first layer, cut it in half and then into slices.
8. Incorporates the leek to the frying pan together with the green beans already cooked and a little Saltand cook it all together 2 more minutes.
9. We already have the vegetables cooked for the cake
10. Pass the mixture vegetables to another container to cool quickly, as we need it not to be too hot for the next step.
11. Preheat the oven to 170ºC with heat up and down and fan.
12. Casca them eggs In a large bowl, add the Salt and the cream if you have chosen to prepare this cake with cream (I have used it), and beat so that the mixture is homogeneous, although it is not necessary to create foam.
13. Incorporates the vegetables and mix well.
14. Mix all the ingredients of the cake
15. Line a rectangular mold with parchment paper and pour the mixture into it. Put it in the oven at medium height and let it bake for about 40 minutes or until the cake is set. If you have doubts you can insert a toothpick to check if the egg is still liquid inside or already curdled.
16. We put the mixture in the mold
17. Remove the mold from the oven and wait 10 minutes to unmold the pieThis way you will prevent it from breaking.

Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes

Difficulty: easy

Serve and taste:

This vegetable cake is delicious freshly made or rested the day before, hot or cold, so take it how and when you like it. you can save it 2-3 days in the fridge if you have plenty Serve the cake on a tray in the center of the table and cut it into slices for diners to put on their plate.

Personally, although the plate is full of vegetables, preparations with eggs such as omelettes or this cake usually ask for a side salad And that’s what I’ve done. The cake is juicy and fluffy, and tender and tasty vegetables. It’s a cCombination of authentic… scandal!

Variants of the baked vegetable cake recipe, with or without cream:

You can imagine that the main variation is to use the vegetables you prefer and even incorporate mushrooms, mushrooms either green peas. Some that I love to add to the cake are zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower and sometimes too potato cooked, which ends up reminiscent of a potato omelette with many more extra flavors.

With or without cream, both ways are delicious, and even if you add fish, for example Salmon, spectacular and an even more complete dish. Of course, aromatize to your liking with the herbs Y spices you prefer and, for an extra flavour, add some cheese powerful as goat roll or blue cheese and even nuts toasted.

Tips:

When cooking any ingredient in the microwave The size of the pieces and also the quantity have an influence, so it is difficult to define an exact cooking time if the quantity or the cut changes. The best is that, the first time that you cook an ingredient in the microwave, open the door and check how it is poking it with a fork. You can also cook boiled green beansIn this case, 10 minutes submerged in boiling salted water will be enough.

If you use a silicone mold You don’t have to use parchment paper as it won’t stick, although with a metal mold you will get a little more brown around it.