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strata

Egg and Vegetable Strata

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  • Total Time: 0 hours
  • Yield: 8 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 celery stalk diced
  • 23 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 cups milk or Hemp or flax milk works great as an alternative
  • 6 eggs ( depending on the dish you use and how deep it is, you might need to add another egg or two.)
  • 6 to 9 slices sour dough, egg bread or your favorite gluten free bread, whole halved or quartered
  • 1 package spinach/feta or chicken apple sausages, diced cooked ham, or crumbled cooked bacon
  • Favorite blanched vegetables: 1-2 C chopped fresh broccoli, blanched
  • 1/4 pound Jack cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 pound sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1/21 tsp. Italian or Mexican Blend seasonings…
  • 1/41/2 tsp. fine black pepper or freshly ground
  • 1/2 tsp. Sea Salt
  • Butter

Optional ingredients:

  • Sliced tomatoes
  • 12 cups sliced mushrooms
  • 1 bag cooked fresh spinach, kale, and beet greens sautéed in ghee or olive oil until just wilted. Drain well your greens well.
  • Sliced squash sautéed in garlic and olive oil
  • Other optional cheeses or a blend is wonderful: feta, smoked Gouda, Havarti, Gruyere
  • Additional topping: Diced avocado

Instructions

Prep Day 1:

  1. Butter a 13 X 9-inch baking dish.
  2. Saute onions, garlic and mushrooms
  3. Blanch broccoli and or saute spinach
  4. Place 1st layer of bread on bottom of a buttered baking dish.  Layer meat, vegetables, cheeses and other optional ingredients over bread. Repeat a second layer.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, Dijon, seasonings and salt. Pour over layered bread.  Refrigerate overnight or at least 4 hours so bread soaks up the liquid.

Bake Day 2: Next Morning:

  1. Pull strata from refrigerator 1 hour prior to cooking, and bring to room temperature.
  2. Pre-heat Oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Bake strata at 350 degrees for 45 min to 1 hour or until center is set and is hot, brown and bubbly.

Notes

Makes 8-10 servings.

  • Author: Curry Girls Kitchen
  • Prep Time: 6 hrs
  • Cook Time: 1 hrs
  • Cuisine: Brunch