Spring Vegetable Terrine Recipe
- 100 g / 3 1/2 oz (3/4 cup) broad beans (fava beans)
- 1 tablespoon cooking salt
- 100 g / 3 1/2 oz (scant 1 cup) petits pois (baby peas)
- 100 g / 3 1/2 oz broccoli, cut into florets
- 100 g / 3 1/2 oz green beans, cut into 1-cm / 1/2-inch lengths
- 100 g / 3 1/2 oz new carrots, diced
- 100 g / 3 1/2 oz (scant 1 cup) celery hearts, diced
- 4 eggs
- 300 ml / 1/2 pint (1 1/4 cups) double (heavy) cream
- 2 fresh tarragon sprigs
- 2 fresh basil sprigs, chopped
- Salt and pepper
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C / 350 degrees F / Gas Mark 4.
- Pop the broad beans out of their skins by squeezing gently between your index finger and thumb.
- Bring a pan of water to the boil, stir in the cooking salt, add the petits pois and broccoli and blanch for 30 seconds.
- Remove from the pan, refresh in iced water and drain.
- Add the green beans, carrots and celery to the pan and cook for 510 minutes, until tender but still firm to the bite.
- Drain and refresh under cold water.
- Whisk the eggs with the cream in a bowl and add the petits pois, broccoli, green beans, carrots, celery, broad beans, tarragon and basil.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Line a terrine with cling film (plastic wrap), allowing it to overhang the sides.
- Spoon in the vegetable mixture, wrap the overhanging cling film over the top to seal and put the terrine into a roasting tin (roasting pan).
- Pour in boiling water to come about halfway up the sides and bake for 40 minutes, until the tip of a knife inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Turn out and remove the cling film before serving.
- Serve warm or cold.
beans, cooking salt, pois, broccoli, green beans, new carrots, celery, eggs, cream, tarragon sprigs, fresh basil sprigs, salt
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/spring-vegetable-terrine-11523 (may not work)