Grow your own is an online event that celebrates and shares what you have grown, foraged, hunted, or fished.  The guidelines state that the dish should use at least one item from your very own garden or farm. Your garden doesn’t have to be big, container gardens are welcome! If you hunted or foraged, those items are also eligible.

I’ve been growing tomatoes and herbs in my container and straw bale garden this year so this challenge provided an excellent opportunity to use them in a special dish.

When I saw Sourdough Strata with Tomatoes and Greens featured in the October Issue of Food Network Magazine, I knew this was the dish I wanted to make.

I already had some Sourdough Rye Bread on hand from the Mellow Bakers’ monthly challenge so I almost had all the ingredients I needed.  All I had to do now was wait for the tomatoes to ripen.

Thankfully, some of the Roma Tomatoes from my container garden did ripen in time.

 

So I took some tomatoes and added some English Thyme

and some Lemon Thyme

Then tossed the herbs with the tomatoes and olive oil, and roasted them.

Next, I took this delicious Sourdough Rye Bread with Walnuts ….

And, cut it into 1-inch cubes, then tossed the bread cubes with milk, eggs, cheese, baby spinach and topped it with the roasted tomatoes.  Then the casserole went in the refrigerator overnight.

The next day, I topped it with Parmesan cheese and baked it.

 

Although Strata is a breakfast casserole, I enjoyed it for dinner. It was delicious!

Grow Your Own #45 was hosted by Heather at girlichef. Check out the roundup on her blog girlichef.

 

 

 

Happy Baking!
Cathy