Grand Central Strata Food

GRAND CENTRAL STRATA

Steps:

• To Prepare Vegetables: Broccoli: Cut into thin slices.
• Peel woody stems.
• Blanche in boiling water for 2- 3 minutes depending on the size of your pieces.
• Plunge into cold water.
• Drain and reserve.
• Spinach or Chard: Use frozen chopped spinach or chop fresh greens and blanch about 1 minute in boiling water.
• Drain thoroughly in colander.
• Zucchini: Slice or dice and sauté with onions and mushrooms.
• To Assemble: Sauté the onions, mushrooms and zucchini (if selected) and mix with prepared vegetable of choice.
• Mix in fresh basil.
• Set aside.
• With a wire whisk beat the eggs, add the milk and/or cream and season carefully with salt and pepper.
• Remove the crusts from the bread.
• Butter the bottom and sides of an 8 ½" x 11" ovenproof pan and cut enough bread to cover the bottom.
• (cut pieces to fit snuggly) Spread vegetables over bread and top with grated cheeses.
• Pour egg mixture over all.
• Top with remaining bread.
• Pressing it slightly into egg mixture.
• Dot with butter, Cover and refrigerate overnight or for a minimum of 2 hours.
• Bake at 350 degrees until custard is set and dish is browned on top.
• (50- 60 minutes).