Vegetable Stacks:
A Vegetarian Easter Main Dish
Submitted
by: Tiger
Marinade
1 T garlic, chopped or
pressed
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup olive oil
1 T basil
The Stacks
2 large Portabella Mushrooms
4 slices eggplant, 1/3
inch each
1 yellow squash, cut
into 1/3 inch slices
2 slices red onion, 1/3
inch each
4 thick slices of tomato
(preferably Beefsteak Tomato)
4 slices of cheese (either
Swiss, muenster or mozzarella or any combo thereof)
2 T grated parmesan cheese
2 stalks fresh rosemary
1.
Combine all marinade ingredients.
2.
Chop vegetables.
3.
In a large bowl, pour marinade over all vegetables except mushrooms
and tomatoes.
4.
Let sit for about 1/2 hour.
5.
Pour marinade on mushrooms only five minutes before roasting,
otherwise they will absorb too much. The tomatoes don't need to be
marinated, it will only make them fall apart.
6.
Preheat oven to 450°F.
7.
Brush a baking sheet with oil.
8.
Remove vegetables from marinade.
9.
Arrange in a single layer on the baking sheet.
10.Roast
for 10-15 minutes or until browned and tender.
Note:
tomatoes need to roast for only 3-5 minutes. Keep a close watch on
them or they will completely fall apart when you try to remove them from
the baking sheet.
*You
can alternatively grill the vegetables.
**You
can prepare up to this point up to two days ahead of time.
***Store
the vegetables in single layers between sheets of plastic wrap in the refrigerator.
When
you're ready to bake the stacks, proceed as follows.
1.
Oil a baking sheet.
2.
Place portabella mushrooms on the sheet.
3.
Sprinkle parmesan over the portabellas.
4.
Top with one slice of eggplant, one slice of tomato, a slice of cheese,
onion slice, squash, more cheese squash, etc., finishing with the second
slice of eggplant.
5.
Insert a metal or wooden skewer through the center of each stack from
top to bottom.
6.
Take a stalk of rosemary and trim off the bottom leaves.
7.
Insert rosemary stalk next to skewer.
8.
Bake stacks for about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and vegetables
are heated through.
9.
Carefully transfer stacks to serving plate and carefully pull out skewers.
Serves
2 (Multiply as needed, great for crowds!)
