Name: Gruyère custards with caramelised tomatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 750 ml chicken stock (3 cups); 150 gm grated Gruyère; 1 tbsp finely chopped chervil, plus extra to serve; Caramelised tomatoes; 250 gm cherry tomatoes; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tsp raw sugar

Gruyère custards with caramelised tomatoes

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Gruyère custards with caramelised tomatoes

Serves 6

Prep

10M

Cook

35M

Total

45M

Ingredients

4 eggs

750 ml chicken stock (3 cups)

150 gm grated Gruyère

1 tbsp finely chopped chervil, plus extra to serve

Caramelised tomatoes

250 gm cherry tomatoes

1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

1 tsp raw sugar

Method

Main

1.Preheat oven to 250C. Whisk eggs in a bowl, stir in stock, Gruyère, chervil and ½ tsp fine sea salt. Ladle mixture among six 250ml ovenproof ramekins. Place in a steamer basket over a saucepan of simmering water, cover with a lid and steam until lightly set (35-40 minutes).

2.Meanwhile, for caramelised tomatoes, combine tomatoes, oil and sugar in a roasting tray, season to taste, roast until caramelised (7-10 minutes), arrange on top of warm custards and serve scattered with extra chervil.