Vegetable gratin

Votes: 2

Time: 55 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6

This vegetable-rich casserole will become your signature dish after just one serving. It's perfect for summer, with so many ripe, seasonal vegetables: potatoes, yams, bell peppers, carrots, onions, tomatoes, and zucchini. All the vegetables pair perfectly, and the highlight is the crispy topping of breadcrumbs, Italian spices, and Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle it over the vegetables in the dish and bake. This vegetable casserole is a great side dish for any meat dish.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

1 medium potato, peeled and cut into 1 cm pieces.
1 medium yam, peeled and cut into 1cm pieces.
1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1cm pieces.
2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1cm pieces.
5 tbsp. l. olive oil
1 red onion, thinly sliced
2 small or 1 large zucchini, sliced into 0.5cm thick rounds.
2 large ripe tomatoes, sliced into 0.5 cm thick circles.
0.5 tbsp. grated parmesan
2 tablespoons Italian breadcrumbs
Fresh basil sprigs, for serving

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Preheat oven to 200°C.
In a 12 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish, combine the potatoes, sweet potato, bell pepper, and carrots with 2 tablespoons of olive oil to coat. Season with salt and pepper and toss. Spread the vegetables evenly over the bottom of the dish.

Evenly distribute the onion slices over the vegetable mixture. Place the zucchini on top of the onions. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange the tomato slices on top of the zucchini.
In a small bowl, combine the Parmesan cheese with breadcrumbsSprinkle the vegetables in a baking dish with the Parmesan breadcrumbs. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil.
Bake, uncovered, until the vegetables are tender and the topping is golden brown, about 40 minutes. Garnish with fresh basil sprigs, if desired.

Categories:

recipe / Healthy eating / Dishes rich in fiber / Oven / Summer dishes / Dinner / Main courses / Casseroles / Vegetables and mushrooms / Italian cuisine / Giada De Laurentiis