Its a cold winters day. You want comfort food - but you don't want a big slab of fat, sugar or salt that's going to undo all your good nutrition work. Meet Ratatouille! Made properly, this is an unctuous stew of meditteranean vegetables that you can use in a variety of ways - even dress it up if you like. Its warming, comforting food - exactly what you want on a cold winter's day. Here's the recipe, the instructions and some suggestions for dishes to use it in.
First the ingredients:
two teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
150g brown onion - half cut in small dice, the other half in wedges
four cloves of garlic
200g red capsicum (bell pepper), chopped into thick slices
500g eggplant (eggfruit) cut into large cubes
200g zucchini cut into thick slices
175g yellow button squash cut into wedges
600g ripe red tomatoes cut however you like - it doesn't matter!
How to make it:
1. Saute the onion and garlic gently in the oil until translucent.
2. Add the rest of the vegetables
3. Simmer over a low heat for about an hour, stirring gently occasionally but not often. The vegetables will tend to soften a lot, but you want to retain some large pieces so it doesn't look like sludge.
4. Test and add salt to taste
Now its ready! How to use it:
- as a vegetable base for some char-grilled kangaroo or steamed fillet of fish
- add some cooked chickpeas, or kalamata olives
- pop a poached egg on top and enjoy for breakfast
Ratatouille doesn't seem to freeze well, so make just enough for now, and leftovers tomorrow.
Do you have any variations to share, or your favourite way to eat ratatouille? Leave your comments below!
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