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This
is a very pretty and tasty vegetable side dish from Food & Wine. I chose this
particular recipe for several reasons, one, it's an easy vegetable recipe, and
two, because it didn't contain any cheese. I wanted the flavor of the fresh vegetables
and herbs to stand out yet not compete with other flavors in the dinner. It was
the perfect accompaniment to a simple yet delicious meal of marinated
flat iron steaks cooked on the grill with home made Henry Bain sauce and baked
russet potatoes. Please read my "Cooks Tip's" following the recipe.
Ingredients
1/2 medium eggplant, sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick 1 medium zucchini or
yellow squash, sliced 1/4 inch thick Kosher salt 6 tablespoons extra-virgin
olive oil 4 garlic cloves, minced or mashed One 14-ounce loaf rustic white
bread, crusts removed and bread sliced 1/2 inch thick Freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup torn basil leaves 3 medium tomatoes, sliced 1/2 inch thick
1 teaspoon thyme leaves
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400°. In a colander, toss the eggplant and zucchini with
1 teaspoon of kosher salt and let stand for 20 minutes. Drain well and gently
squeeze out any excess liquid.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir the olive
oil with the garlic. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the
garlic-infused oil. Tear the bread into 2-inch pieces and line the bottom of the
baking dish with bread, fitting the pieces tightly together. Drizzle the bread
with 2 tablespoons of the garlic oil and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle
the bread with half of the basil.
In a medium bowl, toss the eggplant
and zucchini with 2 tablespoons of the garlic oil and season with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle the tomato slices with salt and pepper. Arrange the eggplant, zucchini
and tomatoes over the bread, overlapping them if necessary. Sprinkle with the
thyme leaves, salt and pepper and drizzle with the remaining garlic oil.
Bake the gratin for about 40 minutes, until the vegetables begin to brown and
the bottom of the bread is golden brown. Remove the vegetable gratin from the
oven and let stand until cooled slightly, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the
remaining basil, cut into pieces and serve.
Make
Ahead The gratin can be
baked up to 2 hours in advance. Reheat in a 350° oven or serve at room temperature.
Cooks
Tip's: This is a simple recipe that requires you use the BEST ingredients.
This is the time to use your BEST extra virgin olive oil, the fruitier the better.
I made the oil/garlic mixture
earlier in the day and let it sit. I suggest you thoroughly mash the garlic. Make
sure you follow the instructions and salt and pepper as called for. You need more
salt and pepper than you think. The bread browned before the vegetables browned
to my liking. A few minutes under the broiler - WATCH IT CAREFULLY - will help
to brown the vegetables. I served this dish room temperature, it was delicious,
and letting it sit allowed the vegetables to release more of their flavor into
the bread.
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