Baked Ratatouille

Photo by: Benjamin Chun

Baked Ratatouille

Food Ingredients:
3 tablespoons olive oil 5 garlic cloves chopped 1 lrg eggplant unpeeled, diced 2 green bell peppers diced 2 lrg tomatoes chopped 1 onion cut 1″ pieces 1 lrg zucchini cut 1/2″ pieces 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil (or 1 tbspn dried basil) 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 4 ounces diced feta cheese (optional)

Recipe preparation:
1 Heat oil in a heavy, large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic; stir 1 minute. Add eggplant, green bell peppers, tomatoes, onion, zucchini and basil. Saute for 5 minutes. Cover and simmer until all vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes. 2 Uncover pot and simmer until juice thickens, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Mix in vinegar; season to taste with salt and pepper. 3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread in 9-inch pie dish. Sprinkle with cheese, if desired. Bake until heated through, about 20 minutes. 4 This recipe yields about 3 cups. 5 Yield: 3 cups

Recipe source: Foodista recipe