Red Gratin

By blum099

Ingredients

• For the filling:
• 2 peppers, thinly sliced
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• For the tart shell:
• 2 slices white bread
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 glug olive oil
• For the topping:
• 2 large height-of-season tomatoes
• Salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste
• 3 springs thyme
• 2 ounces parmesan cheese

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400°F
Heat a pan with the olive oil and saute thepeppers and onions until they're all soft and slightly caramelized (this will take a while).
Meanwhile make the topping by whirling the bread in a food processor with the garlic, zest and olive oil, until the mixture is nothing but crumbs.
Layer a bit of the breadcrumb mixture onto a deep pie plate. Add the onion and pepper mixture. Now slice a couple of hefty tomatoes into half inch slices, cut them in half, and fit them into the pie plate. Add salt, pepper and a good handful of chopped thyme. Grate the parmesan cheese on top, generously.
Top with the breadcrumbs and bake for about 40 minutes in a hot (400 degree) oven, until it has all slumped together, and the topping is golden.