Courgette (Zucchini) and Tomato Gratin

Total time: 55 minutes
     Thin slices let the flavors meld together easily.  The bread crumbs between the layers soak up all the goodness from the tomatoes and the zucchini.... All topped with a golden, cheesy crust.  This will be enough for 2 meals.

 Ingredients:

• 1 medium zucchini, 9" long (22cm), 350gr, 12.4oz
• 2 garden fresh tomatoes, 500gr, 17.6oz
• 2 tbs fresh chives
• 2 tbs fresh basil
• 1/4 cup bread crumbs, 27gr, 1oz
• 1/2 cup (2oz, 60gr) shredded cheese, 60gr, 2.1oz
• 2 tbs olive oil, 27gr, .95oz

 Instructions:

• Thinly slice zucchini, about 1/8th inch (.65cm).
• Slice tomatoes as thinly as you can, but at least as thin as zucchini.
• Snip herbs. 
• Put 1 tbs olive oil in 8 or 9 inch (20 - 25cm) square glass baking dish and swirl around to coat bottom.
• Layer half of the zucchini, then half of the tomatoes, half of the herbs, half of the crumbs and half of the cheese.
• Repeat layers once.
• Drizzle remaining 1 tbs oil over top.
• Cover with foil and bake in 400F (200C) oven for 30 minutes.
• Remove foil and continue to bake for another 15 minutes.
• Serve from baking dish.

Note:  This serves 4.

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Nutrition Information               Recipe serves 4            Entire Recipe / per serving Calories:   735 / 184 Total Carbohydrates:  51 / 13           Dietary Fiber:   11 / 3 Total Fat:   50 / 12.5          Saturated Fat:  16 / 4 Cholesterol:   66 / 16.5 Protein:   26 / 6.5 Calcium:  756 / 189 Sodium:    261 / 65

General Technical Details and Disclaimer:

Measurements are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.

I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it.  I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.

My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/