Cheesy Grilled Zucchini and Tomato Bake

Name: Cheesy Grilled Zucchini and Tomato Bake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 7 pieces Roma Tomato (7 small plum/roma tomatoes); 3 pieces Zucchini (3-4 medium zucchini — up to 4); ¼ cup Parsley (¼ cup fresh parsley finely chopped); ½ tsp Dried Oregano (½ teaspoon oregano); ¼ tsp Table Salt (¼ teaspoon salt + 1 pinch salt); ½ tsp Dried Basil (½ teaspoon basil or 4 or 5 fresh basil leaves); 3 tbsp Olive Oil (3 tablespoons olive oil); 1 clove Garlic (1-2 cloves garlic minced or finely chopped — up to 2); 1 pinch Red Pepper Flakes (1-2 pinches hot pepper flakes (optional) — up to 2) — optional; 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese (1 cup firm mozzarella shredded); ½ cup Parmesan Cheese (½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese)

Italian baked dish featuring layers of grilled zucchini, oven-dried tomatoes, and melted cheeses, finished with a tomato-herb sauce.

60 minItalian

Servings6

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Steps

1Pre-heat oven to 350°F (180°C).
2Cut the tomatoes in half and place on lightly greased cookie sheet, bake in the oven for approximately 30 minutes, or until almost dried but still moist. Remove from the oven let cool, then cut into smaller pieces.
3Trim the zucchini and then slice it lengthwise into thin (not too thin) strips, grill on pan grill until tender, approximately 1-2 minutes on each side. Move zucchini to a clean plate and continue until all zucchini are grilled.
4In a medium-size bowl add the oven dried tomatoes, parsley, oregano, salt, basil, garlic, hot pepper flakes and olive oil, mix gently to combine.
5Lightly grease a 8 x 6 inch (20x15 cm) baking dish, arrange one layer of zucchini ⅓ on the bottom top with ⅓ of the tomato mixture, sprinkle with ½ of the grated mozzarella and ⅓ of the Parmesan cheese, continue with another 2 layers (the second layer of zucchini sprinkle with a pinch of salt), the last layer top with only the Parmesan cheese.
6Bake for approximately 25-30 minutes, let sit 5 minutes before serving. Top with extra Parmesan cheese if desired. Enjoy!
7** There might be a little water at the bottom of the baking dish, just drain it off.