Zucchini, Tomato & Black Olive Gratin

Submitted by CountryLady

"This colourful "summer vegetable" gratin, by Todd Clarmo (a guest chef on my favourite Canadian talk show), can be served as a side dish or vegetarians will enjoy as an entree."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 medium onions, peeled &,sliced
• 4 ounces extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili flakes (optional)
• 6 ounces black olives, pitted &,roughly chopped
• 3 medium zucchini, sliced
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 6 medium tomatoes, sliced
• 2 roasted red peppers, cut into wide strips
• 4 ounces breadcrumbs
• 4 ounces parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon parsley

directions

1. Saute onion in 2 oz of the oil over medium high heat for 5 minutes.
2. Add garlic, thyme, chili flakes, salt& pepper and continue cooking until onions are until golden brown& semi soft (about 5 more mins).
3. Remove from the heat, let cool& add olives.
4. In a bowl, toss zucchini with basil& 2 oz of olive oil.
5. Layer the onion/olive mixture evenly in the bottom of an 8 x 8 inch casserole dish.
6. Start alternating the zucchini mixture and the tomatoes/red peppers in layers on top of the onion mixture.
7. Season each layer with salt& pepper to taste.
8. Mix bread crumbs, parmesan& parsley in a bowl; sprinkle over top of vegetables.
9. Bake in preheated 375F oven for 25 minutes.

Reviews

[Soobeeoz]

This was tasty, but personally I'd have preferred it had I sauteed the zucchini first and used tasty cheese instead of parmesan. I used a smaller casserole dish so upped the cooking time by ten minutes, covering the dish with foil for the first twenty five minutes. Hubby loved it and rates it a 5!

 

[Irmgard]

This was really delicious and gave me a chance to use up some kalamata olives I had in the fridge. I used yellow peppers instead of red as that is what I had on hand. It made for a very pretty dish with the green, red and yellow. The tomatoes I used were quite large so I didn't need as many as the recipe called for. Thanks for sharing, Marg!