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blopez34

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I don't know what this is called but I had it at someone's house and I want to make it. I didn't have a chance to ask the host about the dish and I don't know them well enough to be able to do this easily.

It was in a baking dish. It had a medley of veggies like zucchini, green beans, potatoes, and artichokes (is what I remember)... a thin tomato sauce was involved. I faintly tasted rosemary or some other herb like that.
 
I don't know what this is called but I had it at someone's house and I want to make it. I didn't have a chance to ask the host about the dish and I don't know them well enough to be able to do this easily.

It was in a baking dish. It had a medley of veggies like zucchini, green beans, potatoes, and artichokes (is what I remember)... a thin tomato sauce was involved. I faintly tasted rosemary or some other herb like that.
Greek vegetable casserole is called Briam. It usually consists of zucchini, eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, parsley, onions, garlic, and a very good amount of greek olive oil. Now with that being said, you can sub different veggies if you would like. We do have a great recipe of Briam in our cookbook “Cooking Greek”. Oh and don’t forget to accompany the dish with a big slab of feta and fresh bread!
 
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Greek vegetable casserole is called Briam. It usually consists of zucchini, eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, parsley, onions, garlic, and a very good amount of greek olive oil. Now with that being said, you can sub different veggies if you would like. We do have a great recipe of Briam in our cookbook “Cooking Greek”. Oh and don’t forget to accompany the dish with a big slab of feta and fresh bread!
Wow this sounds delicious. I am not sure I would have thought to use parsley! I love parsley...
 
Greek vegetable casserole is called Briam. It usually consists of zucchini, eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, parsley, onions, garlic, and a very good amount of greek olive oil. Now with that being said, you can sub different veggies if you would like. We do have a great recipe of Briam in our cookbook “Cooking Greek”. Oh and don’t forget to accompany the dish with a big slab of feta and fresh bread!
Yup this is close to what I do! I have a basic recipe in my head, that I think of as more of a method than a recipe, and use vegetables that bake well that are in season. I tend to only really make it in the summer. For example, I sometimes add green beans, potatoes, artichoke hearts, okra, etc to the dish - maybe I'll omit eggplant if I am not in the mood, that kind of thing.
 

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