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Daniel Johnnes
July 19, 2022

Tian de Legumes - a Lovely Summer Dish

The most perfect time of year for fresh local fruit and vegetable is upon us right now.

A walk through the Brooklyn Grand Army Plaza market last weekend inspired me to make a Provencal dish that is both beautiful to look at and eat: a tian de legumes.

The tian is a baked dish of eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, tomato, fennel, red pepper,onions, garlic and herbs.

It is incredibly easy to make. Slice the vegetables about the same thickness. Then sautée onions, garlic, red pepper and fennel until soft. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and start making a ring in a pie plate by alternating everything until the ring is closed. Spinkle thyme and olive oil over the dish, add salt and pepper and bake in the oven for about an hour.

Voila.

We drank a delicious rosé with this one.