pepper and Goat Cheese Strata

Ingredients for pepper and Goat Cheese Strata

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus additional for brushing pan

• 8 eggs

• 240ml 2 percent milk

• 60ml grated Parmesan

• 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt, divided

• 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided

• 230g whole-wheat baguette, preferably day-old, cut into 1-inch cubes

• 1 large red pepper, thinly sliced

• 1 onion, thinly sliced

• 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme (or 1/4 teaspoons dried)

• 60g goat cheese, crumbled

• Fresh thyme sprigs for garnish (optional)

Brush a 9" x 9" pan with oil. In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, Parmesan and 1/4 teaspoons each salt and black pepper. Add bread; toss until coated; ransfer to pan; let sit. Heat oven to 204°C. In a large nonstick pan, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Sauté pepper, onion, thyme and remaining 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoons black pepper until onion begins to brown, 10 minutes. Add pepper mixture to pan; spread evenly over bread mixture; dot with goat cheese. Bake until top is puffed and browned and centre is firm, 25 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes. Garnish with thyme, if desired.

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