Vegan Vegetable Medley - A Mediterranean Casserole
This Mediterranean Vegetable Casserole is a vegan dish rich in fresh vegetables. Once baked, feel free to serve it with sides of your choice like salads, protein or rice depending your eating habits.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword Mediterranean Casserole, Mediterranean Food, Tave me perime, Turli me perime, Vegan Casserole, Vegetable Medley
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 6people
Author Sonila
Ingredients
2small eggplants
2yellow squash
1medium sweet potato
1baking potato
Sauce Ingredients
1large white onion
3bell pepperspreferably different colors
1parsley bunch
1cancrushed tomatoes (the can i use is 14.5 ozs)or 3-4 fresh tomatoes
3oztomato sauce
1tbspsaltadjust accordingly if you swap vegetables or quantities
0.5tspblack pepperother options are paprika or spicy small peppers
5tbspsolive oil
2cupshot water
Instructions
Chop onions, bell peppers and parsley.
Saute onions in olive oil until translucent.
Add chopped peppers and continue mixing occasionally until peppers start to cook too. Keep heat in medium range.
Add chopped parsley few minutes later and mix well while continuing to saute.
Add crushed tomatoes or fresh tomatoes to the mix and continue to stir. Add the tomato sauce too. In the absence of tomato sauce, add more tomatoes. The dish won't look as red at the end, but it will still taste delicious.
Add 1 cup of hot water, salt and pepper or other seasonings of choice. Lower the heat to low, cover it up and let the sauce cook for several minutes. Check occasionally so it doesn't stick to the bottom of the skillet, if so that means that it needs a bit more water and lower the heat even further.
While the sauce cooks, chop eggplants, squash, potatoes and arrange them in the baking dish. Alternatively, you can use more vegetables like carrots and zucchini.
Turn the oven on at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Pour the sauce over the vegetables in the baking dish. Be careful because it is very hot, you might want to use a ladle to spread the sauce evenly instead of just pouring it. If the sauce is very thick, add a bit of water as needed. Usually at this stage i add about 0.5-1 cup of water if needed.
Bake for 30-40 minutes or longer if needed (potatoes are the ones that take more time)
Let it cool then serve as desired. This dish can be eaten alone or with a side salad, protein or rice. Enjoy:)
Notes
Depending on how you serve the dish, adding a protein and rice or no, then this casserole can serve anywhere from 6-8 people. Since my kids are still young, this usually is enough for 2 dinners for our family.