Vegetable Mosaic Casserole

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I’ve made this Vegetable casserole dish a few times when the veggie’s are fresh from the garden. It serves a crowd and it’s a great compliment to any main course.

Vegetable casserole
Vegetable casserole

Ingredients;
4 large sweet onions, sliced thin
2 heads of fennel (anise), stems removed, the bulb cut into thin slices and the feathery green tops reserved
3 small zucchini, cut on the diagonal
2 garlic cloves, mashed
1 TBLS fresh oregano, chopped
1 TBLS fresh rosemary, chopped
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup water
6 ripe plum tomatoes, sliced thick
2 small eggplants, the Japanese type will work
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 TSP salt
Pepper to taste

Directions:
Place the onions and fennel in a large frying pan, add 1/2 of the salt, some pepper, vinegar and the water. Saute on high stirring a scraping the pan until they are soft and slightly browned. Place the cooked onions and fennel on the bottom of a large casserole dish. Line the top with the zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes, standing them up in a line alternating the colors as the picture shows. Mix the oil with the oregano, rosemary, garlic and balance of the salt. Pour over the casserole and bake at 375 for about 25 minutes, until veggies are all tender. Garnish with the fennel-anise ferns when serving.