Tasty Vegan Ratatouille

Hearty, tasty and easy - what's not to like about this delicious vegan ratatouille?

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 20

Servings

Calories156

Author: Mandy Applegate | Splash of Taste

Ingredients

Olive oil
2 Aubergines (eggplant)
3 Courgettes (zucchini)
1 Red onions
3 Yellow or red peppers
6 Ripe tomatoes
2 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
2 Cloves of garlic
1 oz Fresh basil
4 Sprigs of Thyme
28 oz Tinned tomatoes - the best you can afford
½ Lemon

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Prepare your vegetables

You need to get this done first, trim the aubergines and cut them into chunks, you need them to be around 3cm chunks, but don't get too hung up about them
Then to the courgettes which also need trimming and cutting into the same sized chunks
Peel and trim your onions and cut into wedges
Then it's the peppers turn, trim and once again cut them into chunks
Now prepare the garlic, peel them and finely slice them
Pick the basil leaves and set them aside and chop up the stalks
Remove the thyme leaves and discard the stalks

Cooking the ratatouille

Now it's time to cook! Heat up a couple of tablespoons of oil in your pan (you'll need a pretty large pan)
Now split the prepared vegetables in two or three (depending on how big your pan is) and fry them until they look a lovely golden brown, this may take 5 -10 minutes for each batch but it's worth it - set them aside
Once all of the vegetables have been fried and set aside, you need to add a little oil and then put in the basil stalks, the garlic and onion and fry until they are nice and golden brown, probably around 10 minutes
Now put in all of the vegetables you fried earlier and add the tinned tomatoes along wit the balsamic vinegar and season to taste
It'll need a good old stir now and what you want to do is to break up the timed tomatoes using a spoon, once you've done that then put the lid on and simmer it for around 30 minutes
You should have a wonderful sweet sticky pan of delicious vegetables now and your almost there
Transfer to bowls and place the basil leaves on top
Enjoy!

Nutrition

Disclaimer

Please note that nutrient values are estimates only. Variations can occur due to product availability and manner of food preparation. Nutrition may vary based on methods of origin, preparation, freshness of ingredients, and other factors.