astray recipes: Tian de courgettes

Categories: Main dish
Yield: 3 Servings

Measure	Ingredient
2	Thick Slices White Bread
10 fluid ounce	Milk
4 ounces	Long-grain Rice
	Salt and Pepper
2	Eggs
3 tablespoons	Olive Oil
2 ounces	Gruyere Cheese, Grated
1 small	Garlic Clove, Skinned and crushed (optional)
1½ pounds	Small Courgettes, Trimmed and thinly sliced
	Finely Grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Remove the crusts from the bread and discard. Tear the bread into small pieces and place in a large bowl. Pour the milk over and leave to soak.

Meanwhile, cook the rice in boiling salted water for about 12 minutes until tender. Drain well.

Beat the eggs and 2 tb olive oil into the bread mixture with about a quarter of the cheese and the garlic, if using. Season with salt and pepper.

Carefully fold the courgettes and rice into the milk and bread mixture and pour into a greased gratin dish. Sprinkle with the remaining gruyere cheese and a little parmesan, if using. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil.

Bake in the oven at 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6 for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown and firm to the touch. Leave to cool in the dish for 10 minutes before serving.

Source: Sunday Mirror Magazine

tian de courgettes