Chiudi

RGFE

Ratatouille

Cook & Prep Time

1 h 30 min

Serves

4

Ratatouille

A perfect recipe for the summer season, to be served as a main or side dish.

Ingredients

  • 4 peppers
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp of tomato concentrate
  • 3 zucchini
  • 2 aubergines
  • 400g canned whole peeled tomatoes tomatoes
  • 1 leek (white part)
  • 2 potatoes
  • extra virgin olive oil, as needed
  • fresh parsley, to taste
  • fresh basil, to taste
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste

Directions

Step 1

Dice the peppers and sauté in a skillet them over a medium heat with the chopped onion in the extra virgin olive oil.

Step 2

Add the whole peeled tomatoes and the tomato concentrate.

Step 3

Cook for another 10 minutes until the peppers are soft and the sauce has thickened.

Step 4

Pour the contents of the skillet into a tall, narrow pot and puree with a hand blender until it is a smooth cream.

Step 5

Slice finely the other vegetables.

Step 6

Oil the bottom of an oven dish.

Step 7

Pour the pepper and tomato cream into the dish in a single layer and then alternate the vegetables in the dish in neat layers.

Step 8

Salt the vegetables, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, season with a little pepper and sprinkle some finely chopped parsley on the top. Cover with baking paper, making a small hole in the top.

Step 9

Cook in a preheated oven at 170°C for about 50 minutes.

Step 10

Remove the baking paper and brown the top in the oven for a few more minutes.

Step 11

Garnish with fresh basil.

Serve while still warm or at room temperature. Garnish with fresh basil.