Cheese and Asparagus Souffle
- 3/4 cup low-fat milk
- 1 Tbs. unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 Tbs. all-purpose flour
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Pinch nutmeg
- 2 large eggs, separated and at room temperature
- 2 egg whites, at room temperature
- Pinch cream of tartar
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 firmly packed cup grated lite Jarlsberg cheese
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 lb. asparagus, trimmed, steamed 5 minutes, sliced 1/2-inch thick
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Place rack on lowest level in oven.
- Butter two 8-oz.
- ramekins, and dust sides and bottoms with 1 Tbs.
- Parmesan each.
- Place on baking sheet.
- To make Bechamel: Warm milk in saucepan.
- Melt butter in second saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Stir in flour until smooth, and cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring with wooden spoon; allow to bubble but not brown.
- Take pan off heat, whisk in warm milk and return to heat; whisk vigorously, scraping bottom and sides to prevent scorching.
- When mixture simmers, reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring often from sides and bottom, 5 minutes, or until thick.
- Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Remove from heat; stir 1 minute more.
- Beat in egg yolks 1 at a time.
- To make Souffle: Using electric beaters, beat 4 egg whites in bowl, starting at low and slowly increasing speed until they begin to foam.
- Add cream of tartar and salt, and beat until satiny peaks form and hold their shape; do not overbeat.
- Combine remaining cheeses.
- Using rubber spatula, stir one-fourth of beaten whites into Bechamel.
- Pour Bechamel into center of remaining whites, and fold together.
- With each fold, sprinkle in handful of cheese mixture and handful of asparagus, giving bowl a quarter turn.
- When everything is added and mixture is uniform, carefully spoon into souffle dishes.
- Put baking sheet on bottom rack.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until puffy and browned; do not overcookcenters should be slightly runny.
- Serve.
lowfat milk, butter, flour, salt, nutmeg, eggs, egg whites, cream of tartar, salt, grated lite jarlsberg cheese, freshly grated parmesan cheese, minutes
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/cheese-and-asparagus-souffl/ (may not work)