Tomato, Zucchini and Grana Padano Gratin
- 12 cup fresh breadcrumb
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 large red onion, cut into 1/4-in slices
- 2 shallots, cut into 1/4-in slices
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 34 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 12 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 2 zucchini, medium, cut on the bias into 1/2-in disks
- 5 tomatoes, medium, ripe, cut crosswise into 1/2-in slices
- 2 teaspoons herbes de provence
- 3 ounces grana padano
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Have ready a 1 quart rectangular or oval gratin dish or shallow casserole.
- In a small baking pan, mix the bread crumbs with 2 tsp of olive oil.
- Bake for 5-7 min, or until bread crumbs are toasted.
- Set aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a large saute pan over a medium heat.
- Add the onion and shallots and saute for 10 min, stirring occasionally.
- Add garlic and cook until soft but not brown, about 2 minute Add 1/4 tsp salt and 1/8 tsp pepper.
- Spoon the onion mixture into the bottom of the gratin dish.
- Assemble the gratin by alternating slices of zucchini and tomato over the onions at a 45 angle to one end of the dish.
- Do this by starting w/one slice of zucchini, laying it at an angle against the end of the dish and leaning a slice of tomato against the zucchini.
- Continue overlapping in this fashion.
- Sprinkle w/the herbes de Provence and remaining 1/2 tsp salt and 3/8 tsp pepper.
- Cover w/foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove foil, sprinkle w/cheese, then the bread crumbs over the gratin, and bake an additional 15 minutes, or until zucchini feels soft but firm when pierced with a fork and cheese is golden brown.
- Place on a cooling rack and let sit for 5 to 10 minute Cut and serve.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tomato-zucchini-and-grana-padano-gratin-279127 (may not work)