I went to the market the other day and there were so many cheap offers that I came home with armfuls of vegetables for a pittance. Nine peppers cost me only £1 as did 3 aubergines and 2 giant courgettes. I therefore simply had to make Ratatouille which my children have had a fascination with ever since the film with the same title. I didn’t have a mouse help making mine though. Our cat is very good at fending them off!
If you can make this dish in advance it tastes even better like a lot of things. The flavours seem to mature like a fine wine, so that when we ate the leftovers 2 days later they were even better than the first time around.
Simple Ratatouille
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A Mediterranean dish oozing with health and vitality. Enjoy it as a light lunch with crusty bread, a main meal with pasta or as a side dish.
Author: Camilla
Recipe type: Side dish, Main
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 45ml / 3tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Large onion, chopped
- 3 Cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 Red pepper, deseeded and diced
- 1 Green pepper, deseeded and diced
- 1 Orange or yellow pepper, deseeded and diced
- 2 Medium aubergine, diced
- 1 Large courgette
- 400g Can chopped tomatoes
- 30ml / 2tbsp Tomato puree
- 1 tsp Mixed herbs
- 60ml / 4tbsp Water
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Parmesan cheese (optional)
Instructions
- Heat 2tbsp oil in a large pan and soften the onion and garlic for about 7-10 mins.
- Add 1tbsp oil, the peppers, aubergine and courgette and fry stirring continuously for about 5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, herbs, seasoning and water.
- Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese (optional).
Notes
Can be served as a side dish or on a bed of spaghetti. This dish improves with age and tastes even better a day or two later.
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3 comments
hopeeternal
09/04/2012 at 10:54 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thought I’d pay you a return visit as you had visited me! I am very fond of Ratatouille. I like to add a little dried orange peel (or freshly grated zest) for a little ‘South of France sunshine’ feel.
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Camilla
09/04/2012 at 11:18 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you so much for being the first person to leave a comment on my website, it means a lot. When I get more accustomed to blogging I will have to set up a list of blogs like yours that I can recommend. I will certainly try the orange zest idea the next time I make Ratatouille!
hopeeternal
10/04/2012 at 11:22 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Always good to be first
…and good to make links with other like minded people too.
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