polenta gratin w/ mushrooms & tomato

polenta gratin w/ mushrooms & tomato
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

inspired by how well the lentil minestrone i made last week turned out, i decided to try another recipe from deborah madison's vegetarian cooking for everyone last night. not only is this cookbook akin to a bible for vegetarians, it exemplifies what cooking vegetables should be--flavorful, healthy and not difficult to achieve both with quality ingredients.

so maybe all the cheese that went into this dish isn't the healthiest thing, it's got to be healthier than a meat-filled pie or an organic processed tv dinner, which apparently, isn't all that great according to the chapter on organic industrial farming that i've been reading about in omnivore's dilemma.

i did intend to make an arugula salad to balance out our dinner, but after the time that went into the preparation of this dish and the heat generated in the kitchen (we have no ac) from a 400 degree oven, i was ready to get out of there. the dish was delicious, but next time, i will make more mushroom & tomato filling as i thought it was a little heavy on the polenta side.