Zucchini Con Grana Padanao (Layered Zucchini With Grana Padano)

Ingredients

• 2 large onions, sliced and roughly chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra
• olive oil, for drizzling
• 600 g zucchini
• 4 slices pancetta
• 1 slice white bread
• 1 sprig rosemary or thyme, plucked
• 60 g grana padano or parmesan cheese, finely grated

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 170°C.

2. 2

   Add olive oil to pan and once it is heated, sauté the onions and garlic until they have softened, then place them in a large ovenproof dish.

3. 3

   Cut the top and bottom from each of the zucchini, slice them lengthways and place them, slightly overlapping the slices, on top of the onions and garlic; layer the pancetta on top of the zucchini.

4. 4

   Process the bread, rosemary and grana padano (or parmesan) in a food processor; when combined, sprinkle the mixture over the zucchini and pancetta.

5. 5

   Drizzle a little oil over the top layer of the dish and bake for about 25 minutes.

6. 6

   Serve warm.