Courgette/Zucchini Gratin

Name: Courgette/Zucchini Gratin
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 675 g/1½ lb courgettes/zucchini, thinly sliced; 2 onions, thinly sliced; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 50 g/2 oz/⅓ cup rice; 3 eggs, beaten; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated seasoning to taste; 675 g/1½ lb courgettes/zucchini, thinly sliced; 6 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

Another classic French dish from the farmhouse kitchen. In gratins, the vegetables are sometimes mixed with rice, eggs and cheese, omitting the cream. The following three recipes show the different methods.

Ingredients

6 tablespoons olive oil
675 g/1½ lb courgettes/zucchin

Europe
France
Side dish
Vegetarian
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6. Heat the oil in a pan and cook the courgettes/zucchini and onions with the garlic until just soft. Meanwhile, boil the rice until it is tender, then drain and rinse under hot water. Mix the rice with the vegetables and the rest of the ingred