Ratatouille

This ratatouille is so simple to make, fully of vegetables in a rich tomatoey sauce means that it goes with anything.

What goes well with this dish?

This is great on it’s own with a warm French bread, but also goes so well with steak, pork or even plain white fish, served along side saffron rice or chips.

Ratatouille

Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course, Side
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 courgette
  • 1 aubergine
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 mixed peppers, sliced (or handful of frozen mixed peppers
  • 2 onions, halved and sliced
  • 1 tsp harissa
  • ½ tsp garlic paste
  • 500 g passata
  • 150 g water
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • ½ tbsp basil
  • ½ tbsp oregano
  • large pinch of ground pepper

Instructions
 

  • Halve the courgettes lengthways and thickly slice the aubergines. Place in a griddle pan and cook on both sides until they are slightly charred. Remove and set aside.
  • In a large pan, add the olive oil, peppers and onions and cook for around 5mins. Then add the harissa and garlic and stir for a few mins.
  • Slice the courgettes and cut the aubergines into quarters and add to the pan.
  • Stir in the passata, water, vinegar, basil, oregano and season with pepper and simmer for around 10mins and serve when ready.

Top tip:

  • This dish is great to make ahead and then reheat when you're ready to serve.