Ratatouille

We have all seen the movie but who actually knows what ratatouille is or better how to spell it? This classic French dish is firstly vegan (a surprise) and secondly very quick to prepare and make (don't be fooled the fancy pattern only takes ten minutes!).

INGREDIENTS:

• Half an aubergine

• Half a butternut squash

• 3/4 of a courgette

• 2 Salad tomatoes

• 1 tin of chopped tomatoes

• Half an onion

• 2 cloves of garlic

• Mixed Herbs 2 tsp

• 2 tbsp Olive Oil

• Salt and Pepper to taste

METHOD:

1. Chop all your vegetable so that they are in slices roughly 3mm thick and depending on their size you maybe need to half larger pieces into semicircles

2. Add 1tbsp of olive oil into a saucepan on medium heat, when hot add the onions and garlic, cook until tender

3. Add the chopped tomato tin into the saucepan and cover, cook for ten mix stirring ocassionally

4. Add 1tsp of mixed herbs. Add salt and pepper to taste

5. Stir the mixture for a final time and pour into a round dish

6. Create a pattern of the vegetables by taking one piece of each vegetable (the order I recommend is courgette, butternut squash, aubergine, tomato) and layering them so they slightly overlap each other. Repeat this pattern throughout the entire tin placing the vegetable at a slight slant and not completely vertically so the pattern can be noticed from above.

7. Create a glaze with 1 tbsp of olive oil, the remaining herbs, salt and pepper and brush this on top of your vegetables

8. Place in the oven and cook for 50 minutes until all the vegetables are tender and thoroughly roasted

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Yours,

The Humble Veggie x