Pumpkin Ratatouille Recipes

Steps:

• Cook onion, garlic, bay leaf and oregano/majoram in the olive oil for 10 minute.
• add seasoning, pumpkin and tomatoes.
• stir well and heat until bubbling.
• cover and simmer for 20 minute.
• if you are not freezing this food, add the courgettes and cook for a further 30 min, stirring occasionally.
• *chill up to 4 days, add parsley before serving.
• *if freezing do not add courgettes until thawed, heat and garnish with the parsley.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare the vegetables: Smash and peel 3 garlic cloves, reserving the 4th. Halve onions through their roots, and slice halves into 1/4-inch-thick pieces. Slice zucchini into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Cut eggplant into 1-inch cubes or spears. Seed peppers, and cut them into 1/4-inch-thick strips.
• Spread each vegetable on a separate rimmed baking sheet (use extra sheets as necessary). Add the 3 cloves of smashed garlic to the onion pan. Add 1 sprig rosemary and 2 sprigs thyme to each of the pepper, eggplant and zucchini pans. Sprinkle salt lightly over vegetables. Drizzle 3 tablespoons olive oil on each of the pans.
• Place all the pans in the oven (or work in batches if they don't fit at once). Cook until vegetables are very tender and lightly browned at the edges. This will take about 35 to 40 minutes for the peppers (their skins should shrivel), 40 to 45 minutes for the eggplant and zucchini (the eggplant should crisp slightly and the zucchini should be well cooked, so let them go 3 to 5 minutes longer than you normally might), and 60 to 65 minutes for the onions. Don't worry about the vegetables being pretty; they will meld into the ratatouille. Shake or stir the pans every 15 to 20 minutes or so, especially the onions.
• In the meantime, prepare the tomatoes: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add tomatoes and blanch until the skins split, about 10 seconds. Use a slotted spoon to quickly transfer the tomatoes to a bowl filled with ice water.
• Using a paring knife, peel the cooled tomatoes (the skins should slip right off). Halve tomatoes across their equators. Set a sieve over a bowl. Working over the bowl, use your fingers to seed the tomatoes, letting the seeds catch in the sieve and the juice run into the bowl. Discard seeds but save juices. Dice tomatoes and add to the reserved juices in bowl.
• Finely grate or mince remaining garlic clove. Add garlic to tomatoes along with bay leaves and a large pinch of salt. Set aside.
• Once vegetables are done cooking, combine them on one baking sheet or a large shallow baking dish and add ingredients from tomato bowl. Toss well. Vegetables will be stacked, and that's O.K. Cover generously with olive oil, using remaining ¼ cup oil or more, and sprinkle with salt. Everything should have a good coat of oil, but should not be drowning in it. Cook at least 1 hour, stirring every 15 to 20 minutes, until vegetables are very tender and imbued with juices and oil. Add salt and pepper to taste, then serve warm, or let cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220°C.
• Place the pumpkin in a single layer onto an oven tray. Drizzle with half of the oil. Roast uncovered for 20 minutes or until tender. Remove any skins.
• Heat the remaining oil in a large saucepan. Cook the onion and garlic, stirring, until the onion softens. Add the tomato paste and cook a further minute.
• Add the vinegar, undrained tomatoes, water (or stock), allspice, chickpeas and pumpkin. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 5-10 minutes.
• Serve ratatouile over couscous or quinoa. Garnish by sprinkling over some fresh herbs such as parsley or basil.