Tomato & Courgette Bake with a Cheeky Cheese & Herb Crust
Tomato & Courgette Bake with a Cheeky Cheese & Herb Crust
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| Serves | 4 |
| Prep time | 12 minutes |
| Cook time | 45 minutes |
| Total time | 57 minutes |
| Meal type | Main Dish |
| Portion Size 238g | ||||
| Nutrition Per Portion | ||||
| Calories | Sugar | Fat | Saturates | Salt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241 | 5.5g | 11g | 3.6g | 0.875g |
Calories: 241
Time: 60 mins
Ingredients
- 250g Tomatoes cherry vine ripened
- 320g Courgette thinly sliced
- 200g Shallots peeled and thinly sliced
- 25ml Oil of olive
- 2 tablespoons Parsley fresh chopped
- 1 tablespoon Thyme fresh chopped
- 150g Breadcrumbs fresh
- 100g Cheeky Cow Half Fat Mature Cheese
- 150g Peppers red cut into 2cm chunk
- 2 pinches Pepper black ground
Directions
| Advanced Prep | |
| 1 | Pre-heat the oven 180oC (400oF) Gas mark 6. Prepare and lightly grease a large gratin dish. |
| Method | |
| 2 | In a small bowl combine the grated cheese with the breadcrumbs, herbs and pepper mix well and set aside. |
| 3 | Arrange the sliced vegetables in the gratin dish, drizzle over the oil and season with pepper. |
| 4 | Lightly cover the dish with foil and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. |
| 5 | Remove the foil and sprinkle the cheese and herb mix evenly over the cooked vegetables, return to the oven for a further 10 minutes until crisp and golden. |
Note
Equipment:
Cutting board, kitchen knife, cheese grater, spatula, mixing bowl, large gratin dish approximately 30x20cm (12”x8”).
Cheeky Service Hint:
Ideal to serve with a green salad and chunky oven baked potato wedges with skin on.
Cheeky Handy Hint:
Other herbs such as sage and marjoram can be used for the crust.
Cheeky Healthy Hint:
Cheeky Cow Half Fat Mature Cheese has 50% less fat and saturated fat than mature cheddar, 36% less calories and 19% more protein and 13% more calcium.
Tomatoes are low in Sodium and very low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol and are also a good source of Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fibre, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Potassium and Manganese.