Ratatouille

Ratatouille is a traditional French Provençal stewed vegetable dish, from Nice. The full name of the dish is "Ratatouille Niçoise".  Ratatouille is usually served as a side dish, but also may be served as a meal on its own (accompanied by pasta, rice or bread).


Ingredients:
- 1 zucchini, sliced
- 1 eggplant, sliced
- 2 tomatoes sliced
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- Olive Oil

Sauce Ingredients:
- 5 tomatoes, peeled and without seeds
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- ½ onion, minced
- ½ cup, olive oil
- Rosemary
- Basil
- Thyme
- Salt
- Black Pepper

Preparation:

Sauce:
- Heat the olive oil in a pot and braise the onion and the garlic.
- Add the tomatoes and let it cook for 5 minutes.
- Add salt, black pepper and the chopped herbs.
- Put everything in the food processor, until smooth.
- Put the sauce back in the pot and let it cook a little bit more, until it is creamy.


- Pour the sauce into the bottom of an oval baking dish.
- Atop the tomato sauce, arrange slices of prepared vegetables concentrically from the outer edge to the inside of the baking dish, overlapping so just a smidgen of each flat surface is visible, alternating vegetables.
- Cover the dish with a piece of parchment paper cut to fit inside.
- Bake for approximately 45 minutes, until vegetables have released their liquid and are clearly cooked.
- Have fun arranging the Ratatouille on a plate!