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Vegetable Tian with Fromage Frais Recipe

Vegetable Tian with Fromage Frais

Rating 4-0 out of 5 - Most cooks definitely will make this recipe again
An Ideal Recipe for Vegetarians
Graham

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Discover this classic dish from the Provence region of France. Excellent choice as an accompaniment for a thick slice of ham. This recipe is very simple to follow and economical too. It takes just a few minutes to prepare and looks after itself in the oven.

Fromage frais is a creamy soft cheese, made with whole or skimmed milk and cream. It is like cream cheese, but with less fat (fewer calories and less cholesterol). If you cannot find fromage frais, you can use low fat cream cheese. Pure fromage frais has very little fat.

A tian is an earthenware vessel of Provence used both for cooking and serving. It is also the name of the dish prepared in it and baked in an oven.

      Preparation Time: 15 Minutes

      Cooking Time: 35 Minutes

A Top Choice Recipe for Simplicity

Ingredients for Vegetable Tian with Fromage Frais

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To serve 4:
2 medium-sized
tomatoes
1 medium-sized
aubergine
2 medium-sized
courgettes
1 bunch
fresh basil
8 oz
fromage frais (or low fat cream cheese)
3 tablespoons
olive oil
 
salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

How to Cook Vegetable Tian with Fromage Frais

  1. Wash the tomatoes, aubergine and courgettes then cut into roundelles about 3mm (⅛") thick
  2. Place these, standing vertically, in a shallow oven-proof dish, using a repeating pattern (tomato, aubergine, courgette, tomato, aubergine, courgette etc)
  3. Snip the basil leaves with scissors and mix in a bowl with the fromage frais. Season with salt and freshly-ground pepper and spread liberally over the vegetables.
  4. Sprinkle the olive oil over the top then place in the middle of a preheated moderate oven (Mk 4 - 350°F - 180°C) for 35 minutes.
  5. Serve hot straight from the oven.


Graham GRAHAM'S HOT TIP:
If you don't trust yourself to cut your vegetables, use a mandolin to slice them all the same thickness.
 
GRAHAM'S WINE RECOMMENDATION: GrahamAny nice rosé works well with Vegetable Tian with Fromage Frais
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Rating 4 out of 5 - Many cooks will make this recipe again March 28 2018
Really easy to make and tasty too. My kids aren't always receptive to vegetables (and that's putting it mildly) but they wolfed this down and suggested we could have it again some time.
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