Best 4 Summer Vegetable Terrine Recipes

VEGETABLE TERRINE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Salt it and blanch the beet greens for 1 minute. Remove the leaves and immediately rinse under ice-cold water to set their color. Gently lay flat on tea towels, and pat dry with another tea towel. They should be completely dry.
• Line a buttered terrine mold with a piece of parchment. Neatly lay in the beet leaves to cover the bottom and sides completely. They should dangle over the sides a bit so that they can be folded over the completed terrine later.
• Cook the cauliflower, carrots and peas one at a time in the same pot of boiling salted water, until very tender. Remove them and immediately rinse in ice-cold water to preserve their color. Drain well. Roast the pepper until very soft. Peel, seed and cut into pieces.
• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C.
• This terrine has five layers, so work one vegetable at a time. First put the cauliflower in the blender with 1/4 cup/60 ml cream and 1 egg. Pulse to a smooth puree. Pour into a small bowl and set aside. Rinse the blender and proceed with the remaining vegetables in the same manner, pouring their purees off into bowls and setting aside. Put the final egg and 1/4 cup/60 ml cream in the blender with the Parmesan cheese and puree to blend. Season each mixture with salt and pepper.
• If you pour one mixture on top of the other into the terrine, they will run together, so spoon them in instead. Start with the carrot, spooning it into the terrine and smoothing it out to the edges. Next, spoon over the cauliflower, followed by the peas. Spoon the Parmesan mixture over evenly, and end with the red pepper. If one leaks through to another layer, fear not: some think it is even more beautiful that way and in any case it will taste delicious. Fold the overhanging beet leaves over top to cover. Bake in a water bath until set, a good hour.
• Remove the terrine from the bath. Let it cool completely on a wire rack, and, if possible, chill in the refrigerator overnight so it sets well. At least half an hour before serving, turn the terrine out onto a cutting board or platter for serving in slices.

TRIPLE-LAYER VEGETABLE TERRINE

Steps:

• Lightly grease an 8x4-in. loaf pan. Line with parchment and grease the paper; set aside. In a skillet, saute the carrots in butter until tender; cool slightly. , Transfer to a food processor; cover and process until pureed. Add the egg, egg yolk, cream, sugar, nutmeg and allspice. Cover and process until well combined; set aside., For broccoli layer, place 1 in. of water in a small saucepan; add broccoli. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 7-9 minutes or until tender. Drain; cool slightly. , Transfer to a food processor; cover and process until pureed. Add the egg, butter, cream, nutmeg and salt. Cover and process until well combined; set aside., For potato layer, in a skillet, saute potatoes and onion in butter until tender; cool slightly. Transfer to a food processor; cover and process until pureed. Add the remaining ingredients. Cover and process until well combined., Spread carrot mixture evenly in the prepared pan. Top with broccoli and potato layers. Place pan in a larger baking pan. Fill larger pan with boiling water to a depth of 1 in. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving platter; remove parchment. With a sharp knife, cut into slices.

VEGETABLE MOUSSE TERRINE

Steps:

• Make pea mousse:
• Lightly oil terrine mold and line bottom and sides with parchment paper, then lightly oil parchment.
• Cook peas in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer peas with a slotted spoon (reserve cooking water) to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. When peas are cool, drain well, then transfer to several layers of paper towels and pat dry.
• Purée peas in a food processor, scraping down sides of bowl if necessary, until very smooth, about 1 minute, then force through a medium-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding skins. Add cheese, zest, juice, salt, and pepper, stirring to combine.
• Beat cream in another bowl with an electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks, then fold into pea mixture.
• Spread pea mousse evenly in terrine mold and chill.
• Make corn mousse while pea mousse chills:
• Return cooking water to a boil, then add corn and cook until very tender, about 6 minutes.
• While corn cooks, put milk in a medium bowl and sprinkle with gelatin, then let soften 1 minute. Add salt and pepper.
• Drain corn in cleaned medium-mesh sieve, then transfer to several layers of fresh paper towels and pat dry. Pulse in cleaned food processor, scraping down sides of bowl if necessary, until very smooth, about 1 minute.
• Force warm puréed corn through sieve with a large rubber spatula into milk mixture, discarding skins, and stir to combine. (Heat from corn will dissolve gelatin.) Cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
• Beat cream in another bowl with electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks, then fold into corn mixture along with basil.
• Spread corn mousse on top of pea mousse in terrine mold and chill, its surface covered with lightly oiled parchment (oiled side down), until softly set (terrine will not be firm), at least 4 hours.
• Unmold terrine and make salad:
• Remove top layer of parchment and invert a platter on top of terrine mold. Invert mousse onto platter and carefully remove parchment.
• Toss tomatoes with oil, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste. Just before serving, spoon tomato salad around terrine.

VEGETARIAN TERRINE

Steps:

• Chop the zucchini and onions finely. Heat the oil in a skillet and cook the zucchini and onions on medium heat until very soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from the stove and smash them with a fork.
• Soak the bread in the milk and smash it to a fairly smooth consistency. Add the zucchini to this along with the eggs, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
• Butter a 2 quart glass loaf pan and add half of the mixture, pressing it firmly to the bottom in one even layer. Add the spinach all in one neat layer and sprinkle with a little salt and tarragon if you wish. Finish with the other half of the egg mixture.
• Place the loaf pan in a larger dish, then add water to the larger dish to half-way up the sides of the loaf pan. Bake at 325° F for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave the terrine in the oven for another 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, allow to cool, and refrigerate for several hours or overnight before serving. Cut into slices to serve.