Vegetable Strata

For a delicious “meatless” meal this Vegetable Strata dish can be served by itself, with a salad, or as a side with your choice of protein. For a Vegan version of this recipe, use a dairy-free Italian-inspired cheese.

Vegetable Strata

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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

Ingredients for the Marinara Sauce

• 3-4 garlic cloves, diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 14.5 or 15 oz can crushed tomatoes
• 1 tsp. Stevia or Xylitol granules to taste
• garlic powder to taste
• garlic salt to taste
• extra virgin olive oil

Ingredients for the Strata Assembly

• 1 large zucchini, cut into thin circles
• 1 yellow squash, cut into thin circles
• 1 large sweet potato Bake (or microwave) the sweet potato, skin and when cooled, slice into thin circles.
• 1 cauliflower head, sliced into thin, flat, steak-like pieces
• 3/4 c. fresh basil, chopped
• 1.5-2 c. goat cheese crumbles
• extra virgin olive oil

Preparation

Method

 

1. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F
2. Spread a bit of the tomato sauce over the bottom of a Pyrex dish.
3. Add a layer of zucchini.
4. Add sauce, basil, and goat cheese crumbles over the top of the zucchini layer.
5. Add a layer of sweet potato.
6. Add sauce, basil, goat cheese.
7. Add a layer of cauliflower slices.
8. Add more sauce, basil, and goat cheese.
9. For the final layer, add a layer of yellow squash, marinara, basil, and goat cheese.
10. Spray (or drizzle) olive oil over the top of the strata.
11. Bake strata for 1.5 hours approximately, checking frequently after the one-hour mark to ensure the strata doesn’t burn.

Notes

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