Vegetable Tian

This is a great side dish with meat or poultry. It could also be served on its own as a vegetarian meal.

Pre heat oven to 375 degrees
9x13 baking dish brushed with olive oil

Ingredients
2 Tb extra virgin olive oil
2 large yellow onions cut in half and sliced in medium slices
2 cloves of garlic minced
1 pound medium red or white potatoes cut in 1/4 inch slices
3/4 pound zucchini cut in 1/4 inch slices
1 1/4 pound medium tomatoes cut in 1/4 inch slices
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 Tb Thyme leaves
4 oz Gruyere cheese  ( could also use aged Swiss cheese)

In medium saute pan heat 2 Tb olive oil and cook onions over medium heat for 8-10 minutes. add garlic and cook 1 more minute.  Spread onion mixture on bottom of baking dish.  Layer potato, zucchini and tomato slices alternately on top of onion mixture  fitting them tightly making only a single layer.  sprinkle with salt and pepper, thyme leaves and drizzle with 1 more Tb of olive oil.  Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 35-40 minutes until potatoes are tender. uncover  and sprinkle top with Gruyere cheese and continue baking 30 more minutes until browned.  let stand 15 minutes before serving.

serves 8