in large bowl combine half of the evoo, salt, pepper and Tabasco

dice eggplant, potato, zucchini, onion, peppers, and carrots.

add parsley to oil mix

mix in vegetables, turn well so evenly coated

grease 4qt casserole

dice 2 tomatoes and spread over the bottom of the dish

layer half of the vegetables over tomatoes

layer uncooked rice

add remaining vegetables

add the remaining tomatoes

mix remaining evoo, water and vinegar. pour over casserole

bake uncovered at 350 for 90 minutes

add cheese and bake 30 more minutes