🇲🇨 Monegasque Cuisine

Tian de Legumes

Provencal Vegetable Gratin

Prep Time 25 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Easy
Calories 161 kcal

Thinly sliced summer vegetables arranged in alternating rows over a bed of caramelized onions, baked until tender and golden.

Ingredients

  • 3 medium zucchini, thinly sliced
  • 3 ripe tomatoes, thinly sliced
  • 2 small eggplants, thinly sliced
  • 2 onions, thinly sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • Fresh thyme and basil
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. 1 Saute onions and garlic in 2 tbsp olive oil until soft and golden. Spread in the bottom of an oiled baking dish.
  2. 2 Arrange alternating slices of zucchini, tomato, and eggplant in tight, overlapping rows on top of the onions.
  3. 3 Season with salt, pepper, and fresh thyme. Drizzle remaining olive oil over the top.
  4. 4 Cover with foil and bake at 190°C (375°F) for 40 min.
  5. 5 Remove foil and bake 15 min more until vegetables are tender and edges are golden.
  6. 6 Garnish with fresh basil and serve.

Did You Know?

The word tian originally refers to the shallow terracotta dish used for baking, not the recipe itself.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/monegasque/tian-de-legumes/