VEGETABLES AU GRATIN

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When summer produce is in stock, there's no better use than a simple gratin. Back in 1987, Pierre Franey considered it an exemplary side dish to a meal of grilled salmon with shrimp. Most of the work here is chopping, but if you're not feeling up to it, you could always use a mandolin or the slicing attachment of a food processor. Cooked on the skillet, the vegetables yield their flavors, before being sprinkled with Parmesan cheese and broiled.

Provided by Pierre Franey

Categories dinner, weekday, side dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 or more servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

1 small eggplant, about 3/4 pound
1 yellow squash, about 1/4 pound
1 small zucchini, about 1/4 pound
7 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup finely chopped onions
1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
1 bay leaf
Salt to taste if desired
Fresh pepper to taste
3 red ripe plum tomatoes, about 1/2 pound
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

Preheat broiler to high.
Cut off and discard ends of the eggplant, squash and zucchini. Cut squash and eggplant into very thin rounds. There should be about 2 cups of each. Cut eggplant lengthwise into quarters and cut each quarter into thin slices. There should be about 4 cups.
Heat 6 tablespoons of oil in a skillet and add eggplant, zucchini and squash slices. Cook, shaking skillet and stirring so slices cook evenly, about 8 minutes. Add onions and garlic and stir to blend. Add bay leaf, salt and pepper. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.
Meanwhile, cut away and discard core of each tomato. Cut tomatoes crosswise into thin slices.
Remove and discard bay leaf. Pour cooked vegetables into a baking dish and arrange tomato slices on top to cover. Brush tomatoes with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle evenly with cheese.
Place dish under broiler about 4 inches from heat. Leave broiler door partly open and cook 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 296, UnsaturatedFat 20 grams, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 630 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams

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