Mediterranean Cheese Strata

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 100 g semi dried tomatoes, drained
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 5 large eggs
• 1 cup tasty cheese, grated
• 2 green onions, sliced (shallot spring onion)
• 1/2 cup sliced black olives
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 slices thick bread, cubed good italian style

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180 degc.
• 2 lightly butter 24cm pie plate.
• 3 place the semi dried tomatoes on a paper towel and pat to dry the oil off them.
• 4 cut them in half.
• 5 whisk milk and eggs and garlic together, add all the other ingredients except the bread and mix well.
• 6 add the bread and stir until moistened.
• 7 transfer the mixture to the prepared pie dish.
• 8 let it stand until the bread absorbs most of the custard, pressing several times to submerge the bred cubes, about 5 mins this takes.
• 9 bake uncovered until light brown and knife inserted into the centre comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
• 10 cut the strata into wedges.
• 11 serve with a salad of mesclun mix.