PUMPKIN AND ANCHOVY FLAN WITH CASTELMAGNO CHEESE FONDUE

Ingredients for: 2 people
Preparation time: 55 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

INGREDIENTS

  • Pumpkin, 250 g;
  • Egg, 1;
  • Sage;
  • Thyme;
  • Anchovies in olive oil, 4 filetts;
  • Hazelnuts, 30 g;
  • Nutmeg;
  • Butter (for buttering);
  • Oil;
  • Salt;
  • Pepper.

For the fondue:

  • Milk, 100 ml;
  • Castelmagno cheese, 70 g.

PREPARATION

  • Dice the pumpkin and season with oil, salt, pepper and herbs, then bake in a 200°C oven for about 20 minutes.
  • Transfer the pumpkin pulp into a blender along with eggs, coarsely chopped hazelnuts, a drizzle of oil, salt and an anchovy fillet, then blend until smooth.
  • Transfer the mixture to previously buttered aluminum molds, leaving about 1 cm from the rim, then transfer to a baking dish half-filled with water for bain-marie cooking.
  • Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a saucepan, heat the milk with a pinch of pepper and nutmeg.
  • Once hot, add the grated cheese and stir well to make the fondue.
  • When the flans are cooked, unmold them directly onto the plate and garnish with Castelmagno cheese fondue, chopped hazelnuts and an Anchovy Fillet in olive oil.