🇫🇷 Ratatouille
A Provençal vegetable medley — eggplant, zucchini, squash, and tomatoes layered over herbed tomato sauce and baked to perfection.
🧄 Ingredients
- 2 eggplants
- 2 zucchinis
- 2 yellow squashes
- 6 Roma tomatoes
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 bell peppers (red & yellow), diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp fresh basil
- 2 tsp thyme
- 2 tbsp parsley
- Salt & pepper to taste
👨🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 190°C (375°F).
- Slice eggplant, zucchini, squash, and tomatoes into thin rounds.
- Sauté onion, garlic, and peppers in olive oil until soft. Add crushed tomatoes and basil. Simmer 10 minutes.
- Spread sauce in a baking dish. Layer sliced vegetables in a spiral pattern over the sauce.
- Mix herb seasoning with olive oil, garlic, parsley, thyme, salt, and pepper. Spoon over vegetables.
- Cover with foil and bake 40 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 more minutes until tender.
- Serve warm or chilled. Even better the next day!
💡 Tips
- Use a mandoline for even slicing.
- Try adding goat cheese or serve with crusty bread.