Ratatouille

50m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Place the baby bell peppers and tomatoes on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil.
  2. 2Broil the baby bell peppers and tomatoes on high for 10 minutes.
  3. 3Remove the skin and core from the roasted baby bell peppers.
  4. 4Chop the onion and garlic.
  5. 5Heat a pan with olive oil.
  6. 6Sauté the chopped onion and garlic until fragrant and tender.
  7. 7Pluck fresh basil leaves.
  8. 8Add the roasted peppers and tomatoes, sautéed onions and garlic, fresh basil, salt, and pepper to a blender.
  9. 9Blend the ingredients until smooth to create the sauce.
  10. 10Slice the eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, and fresh tomatoes thinly using a mandoline slicer.
  11. 11Spread the prepared sauce evenly at the bottom of a cast iron pan.
  12. 12Arrange the sliced vegetables in an alternating pattern on top of the sauce, as shown in the video.
  13. 13Prepare the herb oil by combining fresh thyme, fresh basil, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil in a mortar and pestle, then grind until combined.
  14. 14Drizzle the herb oil over the arranged vegetables.
  15. 15Cover the pan with aluminum foil.
  16. 16Bake in the oven for 40 minutes at 375°F (190°C).
  17. 17Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes until lightly browned and tender.
  18. 18Serve the ratatouille by carefully plating it with a base of sauce.
  19. 19Garnish with fresh chives.

Ingredients

  • 0.5 lb baby bell peppers
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp fresh basil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 2 eggplants
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 2 yellow squashes
  • 2 zucchinis
  • 2 tbsp fresh basil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tsp fresh thyme
  • 4 tbsp olive oil

Equipment

baking sheetpancutting boardknifeblendermandoline slicercast iron panscissorsmortar and pestlealuminum foiloven mittplatefork