Heirloom tomato gratin

By á-39535

*vegetable

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic minced
• 2 T olive oil
• 1 sweet onion chopped
• 1/2 t orange zest
• 3 T orange juice
• 2 t honey
• 4 # heirloom tomatoes sliced thickly
• 2 C fresh bread crumbs
• 1/4 C parmesan cheese
• 1 T thyme
• salt and pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 425. Lightly grease a 2-3 qt baking or casserole dish.

Heat the olive oil in skillet over medium low heat. sauté the onion. 12-15 minutes But do not brown. Remove from the heat and stir in the orange juice, zest, and honey.

Scatter 1/2 the onion mixture over the bottom of prepared baking dish. Layer sliced tomatoes over the top slightly overlapping. Season with salt and pepper then repeat.

In a bowl combine bread crumbs, cheese, thyme and the remaining olive oil.

Sprinkle over the last layer of tomatoes and bake for 15-20 minutes and the top is brown and bubbling.