Damaged Goods Gratin of Tomatoes, Eggplant and Chard
After six months of drought, recalls cookbook author Deborah Madison, they were greeted with an onslaught of hail, lightening and blinding sheets of water. Of course, they needed the moisture, but such a violent storm? The chard, squash and beet greens were torn to shreds by the ice, the eggplants and tomatoes were pockmarked, and everything was splattered with mud. She thought it best to go ahead and pick the damaged vegetables and she did, harvesting armloads of tattered and torn chard and heaps of eggplants and tomatoes, which she used to make a gratin. It ended up moist and succulent, a keeper, and there’s no need to wait for a hailstorm to make this dish.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Sunflower Seed | 1 oz (28g) hulled | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Mozzarella Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 85 |
| Bread | 1 slice (30g) white | 79 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Eggplant | 1 cup cubed (82g) | 35 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Chard | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb. eggplant, such as Black Beauty or Rosa Bianca
- Sea salt, to taste
- Sunflower seed oil or olive oil as needed
- 2 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 10 to 12 cups coarsely chopped chard leaves (about 1 lb.)
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- Several large fresh basil leaves, torn
- 1 or 2 large tomatoes, sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 4 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
- Handful of small fruit-type tomatoes
- 1 cup fresh bread crumbs