Ratatouille
This healthy and delicious dish is much more than a vegetable soup. It’s so easy,
you’ll be eating it before you know it! Ratatouille can be prepared extremely quickly,
as long as you follow the sequence so you do not miss out on the art and
the flavour of the dish.
Preparation Time:
15 to 20 minutes Cooking: about 40 minutes
Serves: 8 to 10
Ingredients:
2 tbsp (25 ml) Extra-virgin olive oil
1 Ontario Red Onion, cut into thin wedges
5 Cloves Ontario Garlic, minced
1 tbsp (15 ml) each dried basil and oregano
1 Large Ontario Sweet Green Pepper, cut into chunks
2 Ontario Zucchini, cut into chunks
1 Ontario Eggplant (1 1/2 lb/750g), cut into chunks
4 Ontario Tomatoes, chopped
1 can (28 oz/796 ml) Whole tomatoes
3 tbsp (45 ml) Tomato paste
1 tsp (5 ml) Granulated sugar
Pinch each, salt and pepper
1/4 cup (50 ml) Minced fresh Ontario Parsley
3/4 cup (175 ml) Crumbled Ontario Feta
Preparation Instructions:
• In large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, basil and oregano; cook until slightly softened and aromatic, about 4 minutes.
• Add green pepper, zucchini, eggplant and tomatoes. Stir in canned tomatoes, breaking up with spoon. Bring to boil; reduce heat, simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste, sugar, and salt and pepper to taste; cook for 7 minutes. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.) Stir in parsley. Sprinkle feta on top of each serving.
Per Serving
123 calories, 5 g protein, 5 g fat, 16 g carbohydrates
High source of fibre!
Photo and recipe courtesy of Foodland Ontario. For more info visit www.foodland.com
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