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July 30, 2010
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Roasted Vegetable Torte
Written by Ann Wagoner   
Vata: Decreases
Pitta: Decreases
Kapha: Neutral
Season: Early Fall

Before you go to an Ayurvedic practitioner and they tell you to avoid nightshades, please indulge in this fabulous Vegetable Torte. It looks more complicated to make than it really is, and the flavors are just magnificent. It isn't every day that all of these vegetables are fresh, in season, and just begging to be roasted. It's best enjoyed around the Fall Equinox, when the harvest has come in, but the days are getting short and so a candle-lit dinner is in order. If made with love, this torte is quite magical and can transport you to the wide open realms of all possibilities.

Ingredients:

4 slices old stale bread torn in half
3 T melted butter
1 cup grated hard cheese like Parmesan, Asiago, or Parrano
8-10 small Asian eggplant
1 large zucchini or  4 small ones
2-4 red and/or green bell peppers
2 large red and/or yellow tomatoes
2 medium garlic heads, outer skins sloughed off, top 1/4 cut off
High heat oil like safflower or canola
Custard:
3 eggs
1/4 cup cream or milk
2 T fresh basil
1/2 cup grated hard cheese
2 t fresh tarragon, oregano or thai basil
juice from half a lemon
salt to taste
pepper to taste
 

Directions:

  1. Wash and slice eggplant and zucchini lengthwise, taking off tops.  Salt, press, and set on a towel and plate to dry. Check email, read through the recipe, return phone calls, set the table or meditate for 30 minutes. 
  2. Preheat oven to 375*F.
  3. Wash and slice peppers in half, de-seeding and drying.
  4. Pulse bread in food processor; add melted butter and 1/2 cup cheese. 
  5. Oil a round Springform cake pan and press the crust into it, going up the sides as far as you have crust. Don't be afraid to make it thin.
  6. Oil two cookie sheets with high heat oil, squeeze all veggies on sheets and brush with oil. They will shrink as they bake.
  7. Wrap garlic in foil to bake.
  8. Roast for 30 to 40 minutes until soft. Zucchini may be done in 10-20 minutes depending on how thinly it's sliced. Check every 10 minutes.
  9. Let veggies cool. Slice tomatoes and salt lightly.
  10. Beat eggs with cream, herbs, and 1/2 cup cheese. Add roasted garlic.
  11. Slip the peppers from their skins if they come off easily.
  12. Alternate veggies in layers, starting with eggplant, then cheese, zucchini 2 T cheese, then eggplant and cheese, peppers, cheese custard, repeat. 
  13. Arrange tomato slices on top by overlapping or squeezing. Sprinkle with Hungarian paprika or black pepper. 
  14. Bake in the lower third of the oven for 15 minutes until tomatoes are dry.
  15. Cool torte and run knife along inside of the springform and release.
  16. Serve and enjoy!
Preparation time: 1 1/2 hrs    Serves: 6

For Individual Doshas

Vatas: Be sure to roast until veggies are soft.
Pittas: Use more towels and less salt to dry the veggies.
Kaphas: Use barley or rye bread for the crust. Add cayenne to the top.
 

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