Its amazing how life changes you, when I was a kid I hated food with my guts, my mother had to put me in time out every single lunch time or dinner. Then I would spend hours crying sitting on the table with a cold plate of food in front of me. But she never gave up; even if I had to spend the whole day there I would have to eat that food. I know…. I was a pain in the neck. Now my life is around food, think about food, taking food pictures, watching food programs, who new? Yesterday when I came back from the Farmer’s Market I had all this beautiful veggies, so colorful that I immediately started to look in my books for some recipes to show them of. Vegetables Tian was perfect to put them together, and easy too.
Summer Vegetables Tian
- Good olive oil
- 2 large yellow onions, cut in half and sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound medium round potatoes, unpeeled
- 3/4 pound zucchini
- ¾ pound eggplant
- 1 1/4 pounds medium tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, plus extra sprigs
- 2 ounces Gruyere cheese, grated
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Brush a 9 by 13 by 2-inch baking dish with olive oil. In a medium sauté pan, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and cook the onions over medium-low heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Spread the onion mixture on the bottom of the baking dish. Slice the potatoes, zucchini, eggplant, and tomatoes in 1/4-inch thick slices. Layer them alternately in the dish on top of the onions, fitting them tightly, making only 1 layer. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, thyme leaves, and thyme sprigs and drizzle with 1 more tablespoon of olive oil. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. Uncover the dish, remove the thyme sprigs, sprinkle the cheese on top, and bake for another 30 minutes until browned. Serve warm.
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Thanks Pariksha, I’m glad you liked it, that sounds like fun, cooking with your daddy. 😉
Hey Anna,
This is amazing. As a kid I hated food too, now I love it and always wish I had more time to do cooking. I am taking a vacation in London in a week and visiting my dad, who is a chef himself. I am so happy I found your blog, I am sure I will have some time to try your recipes with my dad. Thanks.
You are an amazing person.
Such beautiful photographs…a feast for the eyes as well as the table. I love the idea of your looking for a recipe “to show them off.”
Yumm! i would love to have all those veggies in my ratatouille.. picture looks soo good.
Hi Erica, thank you, The good thing was they always had some sweet treats, my grandmother use to make this cookies that she called ” bolinhos de chuva” did you have that too? 🙂
I used to hate food too and my Colombian grandmother loved to feed me….She made it her every day mission, because in her mind I was too “skinny” and trust me I was a normal sized kid……Now I love to eat and cook!
Beautiful pictures Anna.
Waw!!
This vegetable summer tian looks fabulous!!
Beautiful pictures too, as always,…
Thanks Sophia. 😉
lol! We are SO alike! I used to hate food, too. A baby need 1500 cc of milk, but I would drink just 800cc and refuse to sip any more! My parents literally had to cry and force-feed me each time…now I’m a total foodie, and proud to be so!
That medley of fresh summer vegetables look GORGEOUS!
Mmm, this reminds of the Ratatouille movie… yum.