Breaded Baked Vegetables

Name: Breaded Baked Vegetables (Verdure Gratinate)
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon (15 ml) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling; 1 medium eggplant; 2 large bell peppers; 2 large zucchini; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup (65 g) bread crumbs; 1¾ ounces (50 g) Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, or to taste, grated; 1 clove garlic, minced; 3 or 4 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped

Verdure Gratinate

Preparation info

Yield:
3 or 4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

The Italian Family Kitchen

By Eva Santaguida and Harper Alexander

Published 2024

About

This is a great way to take vegetables to a new level with some simple ingredients you probably have at home right now. We’ve given instructions for making a mix of different vegetables, but you can easily use this same technique with any produce you like, provided it can be adequately flattened and baked.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon (15 ml) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
1 medium eggplant

Europe
Italy
Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and drizzle them with olive oil.
Cut the eggplant into ¼-inch-thick (6 mm) strips. Cut the bell peppers in half, remove the seeds, and then flatten the halves as much as pos