Monday, July 26, 2010

Summer Vegetable Gratin (my new favorite dish!)




Photo: Summer Vegetable Gratin, double stacked

If you like:
  • zucchini
  • yellow squash
  • caramelized onions
  • crunchy Parmesan breadcrumbs
...you will LOVE this dish because it's:
  • a great way to use up summer vegetables
  • fairly light and very nutritious
  • very comforting to eat
I can easily eat the entire casserole within three meals.

With most Cooks Illustrated recipes you have to pay a subscription to gain access, but fortunately this recipe is open to the public. Enjoy!

Photo: Summer Vegetable Gratin, right out of the oven

4 comments:

  1. Victoria,

    Just to let you know, I am going to try this recipe next week. I couldn't get the recipe from the Cook's Illustrated website but I got it here : http://erincooks.com/summer-vegetable-gratin/. Anyway, do you eat it as a main course? Do you serve anything else with it?
    Thanks!
    Ann

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  2. Oh, it's good to know that this recipe isn't available on Cooks Illustrated. Thanks for the other link. I made this gratin for my client again today. This time he requested that I double the recipe. My client's family eats it as a main course, and so do I. That's why I can eat a whole casserole in no time! It could also be a great side dish to an herb marinated/ grilled chicken.

    http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/herb-and-garlic-marinade

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  3. Thanks, Victoria! We will eat it as a main course. I am trying to only do meat a few times a week so I have been desperate to find some good vegetarian recipes. We need to chat soon.

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  4. So, I tried it yesterday without all the extra prep to take out the liquid from the tomatoes and the zucchini. It was still really good. The thing that took a lot of time was caramelizing the onions. But, I started with that then chopped everything else while the onions where caramelizing. There was a lot of liquid on the bottom after everything finished cooking but I don't think that it took away from the dish.

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