Stuffed Pattypans

What a delightful little appetizer! Found this in my search for yellow food (I planned an entire 3 course meal based around yellow foods - great fun!). It's surprisingly flavourful and the contrast between the crispy filling and the buttery soft pattypans is amazing. Don't be tempted to leave out the thyme - it adds a nice boost to the pattypans.

Stuffed Pattypans

Adapted from a post on Recipezaar.

Serves 4

10 pattypans

1/3 cup breadcrumbs

1 tsp chopped fresh thyme, plus a few extra sprigs to garnish.

salt to taste

3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

1. Heat oven to 180C

2. Steam pattypans until just tender. Cut off stem ends & carefully scoop out a bit of the inside flesh. Discard the insides or keep for another use.

3. Mix together the breadcrumbs, cheese, salt & thyme and spoon into the pattypan shells.

4. Place on a baking tray and bake for about 10 minutes.

5. Serve hot, garnished with thyme sprigs

Nutritional info (per serving): Calories 102.5, Total Fat 1.6 g , Saturated Fat 0.8 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g, Monounsaturated Fat 0.4 g, Cholesterol 3.0 mg, Sodium 716.4 mg, Potassium 22.8 mg, Total Carbohydrate 6.6 g, Dietary Fiber 2.9 g, Sugars 5.6 g, Protein 5.3 g