Mediterranean Mixed Vegetable Gratin

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Mediterranean Mixed Vegetable Gratin

 

1 pound fresh plum tomatoes

1/2 pound large red bliss potatoes

1 large red onion

1 large red peppers

1 large yellow pepper

1/2 pound small italian eggplants

1 large fennel bulb

1/3 cup olive oil

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1/4 teaspoon fresh mint leaves

1 cup bread crumbs

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

salt

freshly ground black pepper

 

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees.

Wash all of the vegetables, drain and dry.

Slice the tomatoes into rounds 1/4-inch thick. Cut the potatoes, leaving the

skin on, into equally sized rounds. Peel the onion, leaving whole, cut into thin

round slices.

Cut the pepper in half, remove and discard the seeds and ribs, and cut into a

thin julienne.

Leave the skin on the eggplant and cut into thin round slices.

Trim the top of the fennel bulb and slice the fennel on a vegetable slicer into

thin slices beginning at thd base and continuing up to the top.

Using a large ceramic vegetable gratin dish, brush the bottom of the dish with

some of the olive oil. Lay the sliced tomatoes on the bottom of the dish in

single layer overlapping where necessary. Season this and each succeeding layer

of vegetables with salt and pepper as you go to ensure balanced flavors. Lay the

potatoes on top of the tomatoes, season and continue with a layer of onion.

Combine the peppers and lay the peppers over the onion layer. Next add a layer

of eggplant and finally a layer of thinly sliced fennel remembering to carefully

season each vegetable layer. Drizzle 3 tablespoons of olive oil over the top

layer of vegetables and place the dish into the oven. Bake for 45 minutes.

While the gratin is baking, combine the remaining olive oil with the garlic,

mint, bread crumbs, cheese and season with a fresh grind of black pepper. After

the vegetables have cooked for 45 minutes, remove from the oven, sprinkle the

bread crumb mixture over the top and return to the oven for another 15 minutes

or until the top browns to a golden color. Serves 6.

 

 

 

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