The first time I saw a layered vegetable dish, I couldn’t took took my eyes off the screen. It was so colorful and gorgeous! So, I did some research and found out that it’s called ‘tian’. Tian originated in Provance region of France and owes its name to the earthenware shallow dish in which it’s cooked in the oven and then served. It’s also can be describe as a gratin but in the Provencal style. I love such simple and delicious bakes, and I’ve already made various gratins but they are topped with breadcrumbs or cheese, so all its beauty is almost fully covered. I was lucky to buy some yellow zucchini (most of the time its price much higher compare to green ones) and made a beautiful tian! I had such a fun composing it, arranging vegetables slices in layers. 🙂 
Vegetable Tian
- Wash all the vegetables, clean the skin off the potatoes. Slice finely.
- Grease a shallow dish with olive oil, arrange vegetable slices. Sprinkle with herbs, drizzle olive oil, and season generously. Cover loosely with foil.
- Cook in preheated 180C oven for 40 minutes. Remove foil, sprinkle some cheese if using and cook uncovered for further 20-35 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.
- Serve warm as is or as a side dish to meat.
Enjoy! ❤
milkandbun 
This sounds so simple yet flavorful! Thanks for the recipe!
Yes, I’m so happy that I discovered this dish, you can use any vegetables you have! 🙂
Awesome, I will definitely give this a try!!
Beautiful recipe, as usual! :-))) Gorgeous, simple and healthy!
Thank you! Have you tried it, Serena?
I will!
absolutely gorgeous
And delicious! Thanks a lot for visiting!:)
So pretty and wonderfully arranged! I love how the amount of cheese on top was just enough for flavour and to still allow the beautiful vegetables to show 🙂
You can make it without cheese as well, but with it always better, right? 😀
GORGEOUS!! Will make as soon as I get my vegetables going in the garden. Everything seems so late this year. It was a long winter! 🙂
Glad to read a comment from you, Angie! And here the nice weather is gone, +39/45C! but there is AC at home, so I can bake! 🙂
Such beautiful presentation Mila – the colours in your Tian are wonderful! A great way of celebrating summer vegetables!
Here there is no summer or winter veggies, just what you can buy from the store or market. 🙂 and I was surprised to get those yellow zucchini, never seen local zucchini before 🙂
This is just gorgeous! I’ve been thinking about trying one but now I’m convinced!
Glad to hear, Mrs Frugal! 🙂 These is just common vegetables, but how they look!!! 😉
This dish is like a little artwork! But one you can eat!
Absolutely agree with you; glad you like it! 🙂
I saw your recipe this morning and instantly knew what I want for lunch! It turned out so good that I think I am making it tomorrow again 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Aaaaaah happy to hear!!!! I’ll be making it over again too! 🙂
They are gorgeous! The attention to layering each piece of veg is absolutely impressive. 🙂
Thank you, Bonnie! These tians is also a good way to eat more veggies! 🙂
Glorious colours. I love it!
Thanks a lot!
Looks so beautiful and eye catching as you mentioned! The sprinkles on top and the colours make it look like an exotic dish. This is the best way to eat vegetables!
It’s a great way to make plain vegetables look impressive! 🙂
Gorgeous. I made a vegetable tian once on the blog and just fell in love with it. Your presentation is gorgeous and when you use seasonal vegetables it tastes so fresh and delicious.
Love the wonderful colors of this gratin…and thanks for the history – I love learning about where things come from! You’re also right about how most of the time the cheese covers the beauty of the dish – you put the perfect amount on yours! Thanks for sharing 🙂
This is one of my favorite ways to serve vegetables. You get a stunning, mouthwatering, medley of vegetables and the presentation is simply over the top. Very nicely done. 🙂
Absolutely gorgeous! Bravo!
Thank you so much Fae!
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