How to make
Blanch the broccoli (cut into pieces) in salted water along with the carrot (cut into thin strips).
Strain the vegetables and finely chop them.
Heat a pan with the butter and a little olive oil and fry one onion, which is cut into thin crescents, in it. The onion should be cooked slowly, in order to caramelize.
Once it is ready, add the zucchini, which has been previously grated. Season with salt and cook, until it softens nicely.
Mix the two vegetables with the other two (broccoli and carrots). Add 1.4 oz (40 g) of grated cheese to them and mix. I used Mahón cheese.
Prepare the Bechamel by heating the olive oil over medium heat, until it's bubbling. Pour the flour all at once and stir for about a minute or two to fry a little. Then pour in 2 cups (500 ml) of the milk while constantly beating with a wire whisk. Season with salt and cook, until the sauce thickens. Finally, season with white pepper and nutmeg.
To be honest, Bechamel with olive oil is great and in no way inferior to the original, which is made with butter.
Pour 1/3 of it over the vegetable filling, mix and season it with oregano, black pepper and cumin (cumin goes well with broccoli).
Transfer the filling into a piping bag with a smooth tip and you can easily fill the cannelloni pasta tubes this way.
During this time, stir the finished Bechamel, so that it does not form a crust.
Pour the remaining 2/5 cup (100 ml) of milk to it (if it is very thick, you can dilute it more). Beat well, until a smooth mixture is obtained. The goal is for the sauce to liquefy, so that it does not harden during baking, but remains creamy and light and so that the pasta can absorb and soften nicely.
Put a little of it in the bottom of the baking pan. Arrange the cannelloni and cover them with the remaining Bechamel.
Bake the cannelloni under foil for about 25 minutes, or until the pasta soften, then sprinkle it with the yellow cheese (the remaining 180 g) and bake, until it aquires a lightly golden crust.
Serve the broccoli and zucchini filled cannelloni warm with a nice drink and enjoy!
Enjoy your meal!
