Created by Chef Max Shapiro
This colorful and flavorful dish is a late summer delight, the brown sugar adds a hint of sweetness to this colorful dish. Soon to be your favorite late summer side dish.
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup uncooked rice
- 1 lb zucchini, sliced
- 1 lb yellow summer squash sliced
- 1 large onion, julienned
- 3 Tbsp. Minced fresh basil, divided
- 1 medium sweet pepper color of your choice
- 4 celery ribs with leaves, chopped
- 2 large tomatoes, heirloom of your choice
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- kosher salt to taste
- fresh cracked pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp. Olive oil
Steps:
- Coat a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray (I like to use olive oil spray).
- Spread uncooked rice into the bottom of the dish, layer zucchini, yellow squash, onion and half of the basil.
- Top with sweet pepper, celery and then tomatoes
- In a small bowl mix brown sugar, salt, and pepper, mix, then sprinkle over vegetables. Drizzle with olive oil.
- Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until tender
- When finished baking uncover and sprinkle with remaining fresh basil. Serve.
