Tomato, Zucchini and Feta Gratin
"This is a recipe I copied from Food and Wine magazine. It is easy and has a great flavor to it. I have substituted thyme for dill. If you have flavored feta available, that is really nice twist to add with this dish. Just delete the thyme. I have done both the original recipe and the flavored fetas with success. It is a lovely way to make a dish when you have a bumper crop of zucchini and tomatoes coming out of your garden."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
2-4
ingredients
- 1 large zucchini
- 3 roma tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon thyme, minced
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- salt
- pepper
directions
- Slice zucchini into 1/2" rounds. Blanch zucchini in boiling water for 4 minutes. Drain well, and pat dry.
- Slice tomatoes, lengthwise, into 4 slices per tomato. With a spoon remove seeds.
- In a greased 9x9 glass baking dish, place zucchini, overlapping, in a single layer to cover bottom of dish.
- Drizzle zucchini with 1 tbsp of olive oil over top.
- Sprinkle with with garlic, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Next add a layer of crumbled feta.
- Top dish with tomato slices.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drizzle all of casserole with remaining oil.
- Bake, in preheated, 400°F oven for 40 minutes. Remove and let rest 10 minutes before serving.
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Reviews
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I love this recipe for it's simplicity. The feta cheese definitely is the key to a heavenly dish, however if I don't want to run to the store it is also good with parmesan. I agree with Queer Eye in the Kitchen Guy, no need to blanch anything, just pop it in the oven and cook for 30 mins. I like to make this a meal by serving it over linguine noodles. Thank you Expat, mmm! -
This was a great way to use tomatoes & thyme from the garden. I didnt blanche the zucchini & only cooked it for 30 minutes. 25 min. would have been fine too since we prefer the zucchini not too mushy. The flavors were excellent! This is definitely a keeper & would be a great side or even main course all year round! Thanks for sharing! -
This made the entire house smell wonderful and it tasted equally delicious. Pretty to look at also! -
I made this using thyme and also with basil and tomato flavored feta. I didn't bother to remove the tomato seeds. My husband and I polished it off in one meal. Thank you for a tasty way to prepare zucchini!
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Expat in Holland
United States
2012: This Expat has just moved back home to the good ole USA after living 8 years in the Netherlands. I feel blessed to have such a wonderful family, and many long-time friends, around the world. Now I am making a new life in my new state, Arizona, with lovely new friends, that I am adding to my life and table. As always, cooking remains a constant passion that brings joy to my life and I have re-started my aviation career, another life long passion. As the old old saying goes, and no truer words have been spoken..... Good food, good wine, family and friends truly are the spice of life! Cheers.
Whilst living in the Netherlands, it was a big adjustment in country, culture and weather. A great experience to live abroad. You learn so much and it helps make you a more rounded person who appreciates difference.
I love to cook and I believe it is in my genetic makeup. I started as a small child helping my mother in the kitchen. She was a fabulous cook and delighted in baking. My grandfather was a baker by trade and made fabulous baked goods. I acknowledge, though I bake well, it just does not bring me joy. I love to cook multi course dinners. I grew up with mostly Spanish and Italian cuisines, taught to me by my mother, aunts and cousins. I am fortunate enough to still have, 4 generations of family still living in Spain! I love visiting my family in Spain. I sit in their Spanish kitchens and watch all the women cook, listening intently, watching closely as to how they make those fabulous dishes. I grew up in Florida, surrounded family and extended family members. I was always in one kitchen or another, listening, helping, & learning about all those cuisines and the different languages being spoken! Mealtime was always a celebration with lots of family, friends, food, and wine. Mom's saying was 'the more the merrier'. I do try to replicate this tradition in my life now. Cooking and meal time is truly a celebration of love and togetherness. I enjoy having family and friends, from around the world, over for a dinner. They are invited anytime and I try to carry on the my mother's motto 'the more the merrier'.
Though many of the women, who were so inspirational to me, have now passed on, they live forever within my heart and in the recipes that I lovingly cook today. I try to follow those wonderful traditions, they taught me and keep them alive in my home. My mother will always be the voice in my head and heart. She was a truly fabulous role model and I miss her dearly.
My career in aviation now spans 38 years. Working in the aviation industry so long, one becomes a airline 'nomad'. I have lived in 5 different states (Florida, Minnesota, California, Nevada and now Arizona) and now have a country in Europe. While living in different cities, one of my favorite hobbies has been taking cooking classes from different cooking schools. I adore learning different types of cuisine and having themed dinners in my home. To name a few classes I have taken Spanish, French, Italian, Greek, Mexican, 3 types of Chinese, Thai, Swedish and American Bistro classes. It is lovely to learn so much about a country and culture through their cuisines!
Life has given me one fabulous ride, and I have so many recipes from around the world to prove it! Cheers !!
