Baked Vegetables Turlu Furno Recipes

Steps:

• Butter a large baking dish; set aside.
• Sprinkle both sides of eggplant slices with salt; let stand 1 hour. Rinse and pat dry with paper towels. In buttered dish, arrange eggplant slices, potatoes, zucchini, dill and parsley.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add onion and garlic, saute until transparent. stir into eggplant mixture. Stir in salt, pepper, and broth.
• Cover and bake 45 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine breadcrumbs and 1 Tbsp cheese. After baking eggplant mixture 45 minutes, stir tomatoes and crumb mixture into vegetable mixture. Bake 15 minutes longer or until tomatoes are cooked.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Stir together the tomato paste, 1/2 cup water, vinegar, sugar, cinnamon, fenugreek, paprika and half the parsley, mint and dill.
• Heat a large, heavy nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Toss the eggplant slices with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and salt to taste. Lightly brown, 3 to 5 minutes, as much eggplant as will fit in one layer in the pan, then turn and lightly brown the other side. Remove to a Dutch oven or earthenware casserole. Repeat with the remaining eggplant. (Alternatively, toss the eggplant with the olive oil in the casserole, cover and roast at 450 degrees for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through.)
• Turn the heat down slightly and add a tablespoon of oil and the onions to the skillet. Stir often until they soften, about 5 minutes, and add the peppers. Stir until the peppers and onions are limp, 5 to 8 minutes, and stir in a generous pinch of salt, half the garlic and the coriander seeds. Stir until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer to the casserole with the eggplant. Add another tablespoon of oil and the zucchinis to the skillet. Cook, stirring or turning the zucchinis often until lightly colored on both sides and translucent, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, add the remaining garlic, stir for 30 seconds to a minute, and transfer to the casserole.
• Add the tomato paste mixture to the skillet and bring to a boil. Deglaze the pan, stirring and scraping with a wooden spoon. Pour into the casserole, and add the tomatoes, bay leaves, 2 more tablespoons olive oil, if desired, and the artichoke hearts, green beans and okra, if using. Season generously with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer (over a flame tamer if using earthenware). Cover, reduce the heat and cook gently, stirring from time to time, until the vegetables are very soft, about one hour. Stir in the remaining herbs and simmer for another 15 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. If possible, refrigerate overnight before serving warm or at room temperature, with yogurt and chopped herbs.

Steps:

• Heat 2 tblsps of butter in a saucepan.
• Add flour and stir till bubbly.
• Remove from fire and add milk all at once, stirring quickly with a wire whisk so that no lumps form.
• Return to fire and bring to a boil, stirring all the time.
• When the sauce thickens, remove from fire.
• Add 1/2 cup cheese, save the other half for topping.
• Cool slightly, add salt, pepper, lemon juice and sugar.
• Add cream (if using).
• Mix well.
• Put all the vegetables in an oven proof dish and pour the sauce over it.
• Stir lightly to coat the vegetables.
• Top with reserved cheese and dot with 1 tsp butter.
• Bake in a hot oven for 20 mins, finishing off under the grill for 5 mins, till the top is golden brown.