Name: Ratatouille
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 large Aubergine; 4 Courgettes; 2 Yellow Pepper; 4 large Tomato; 5 tbs Olive Oil; Bunch Basil; 1 medium Onion; 3 finely chopped Garlic Clove; 1 tsp Red Wine Vinegar; 1 tsp Sugar

Vegetarian

4 servings

281 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Cut aubergines into 1.5cm chunks

Aubergine

Step 2

Trim courgette ends and slice into 1.5cm rounds

Courgettes

Step 3

Peel peppers, remove stalk and membranes, and chop into bite-size chunks

Yellow Pepper

Step 4

Score tomato bases, blanch in boiling water, cool, peel, quarter, deseed and roughly chop

Tomato

Step 5

Tear basil leaves and set aside

Basil

Step 6

Heat a sauté pan over medium and add 2 tbsp olive oil

Olive Oil

Step 7

Brown aubergine pieces 5 minutes per side until soft and set aside

AubergineOlive Oil

Step 8

Fry courgette slices in 1 tbsp olive oil until golden and set aside

CourgettesOlive Oil

Step 9

Fry peppers in oil until lightly cooked and set aside

Yellow PepperOlive Oil

Step 10

Cook onion in the pan for 5 minutes

Onion

Step 11

Add garlic and fry for 1 minute

Garlic Clove

Step 12

Stir in red wine vinegar and sugar

Red Wine VinegarSugar

Step 13

Tip in tomatoes and add half the basil

TomatoBasil

Step 14

Return the reserved vegetables to the pan and cook for 5 minutes

Step 15

Serve with the remaining basil

Basil