Winter Ratatouille Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Toss the squash and potatoes with 2 tablespoons of the oil, salt and pepper. Spread in a single layer on a large rimmed baking pan and roast, stirring once or twice, until tender and golden brown in spots, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, rosemary and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until softened, about 8 minutes. Add the tomatoes and roasted vegetables and simmer until slightly thickened and the flavors have blended, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, cook for 2 minutes. Add yellow and orange bell peppers and cook for another 2 minutes. Add zucchini, yellow squash and eggplant and cook for 2 more minutes. Add garlic, tomato, salt and pepper and cook for about 1 minute.
• Note: I like to continue cooking all the veggies for several more minutes. It's a personal thing, I like my ratatoullie veggies really soft and like letting the flavors meld together.
• Note: You may need to add some additional olive oil as you add more veggies. This depends on the size of your veggies and your personal preference. I usually do add a tablespoon or two more as I cook out the veggies.
• To make into an appetizer:.
• Spoon ratatouille into the mini phyllo cups and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for about 8 minutes, or until heated through.
• Note: you could also choose to fist put in a bit of boursin cheese into the phyllo tart first, then add the ratatouille on top and bake as directed.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook and stir first 5 ingredients in large skillet on medium-high heat 6 to 8 min. or until vegetables are crisp-tender and lightly browned.
• Add tomatoes; cook 15 min., stirring occasionally. Spoon into casserole; top with grated topping and mozzarella.
• Bake 15 min. or until mozzarella is melted and vegetable mixture is heated through.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F or 220°C and lightly oil two large trays.
• Top and tail the eggplant and slice it lengthways into six slices.
• Halve the unpeeled shallots and the plum tomatoes.
• Quarter and de-seed the peppers.
• Lay out the eggplant on one tray.
• Also put the peppers and shallots-- skin side up-- on the tray.
• On the other tray, lay out the zucchini slices and tomatoes, cut side up.
• Use a pastry brush to lightly cover all the exposed surfaces of the veggies with a bit of olive oil.
• Bake, with the eggplant tray on the higher shel, for about 25 minutes or until all the veggies are cooked.
• When you take out the tray, you can peel the peppers if desired.
• Either cover them with clingfilm or put them in a paper bag and leave to sweat for about 10 minutes.
• The skins should now slide off.
• Get a glass serving bowl and lay the eggplant slices in the bottom.
• Season with salt and pepper and add the courgettes.
• Season again.
• Scrape the tomatoes and shallots out of their skins.
• Slice the peppers and then combine all three to make the last layer.
• Now drain the juices from the tomato baking tray into a bowl.
• Add the vinegar, garlic, a pinch of salt and remaining oil to make a dressing.
• Pour over the salad and let cool before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place tomatoes and juices on a rimmed baking sheet and use your hands to break tomatoes into 3/4-inch pieces. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil and bake until thickened, 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a colander, toss eggplant with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Let sit 20 minutes, then squeeze out excess liquid. In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat 4 tablespoons oil over medium. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until onions and garlic are soft, 5 minutes. Add peppers and cook, stirring, until crisp-tender, 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, bay leaf, and marjoram to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover, and cook at a gentle simmer until vegetables are tender but not mushy, 15 minutes. Season to taste with vinegar, salt, and pepper. Remove bay leaf before serving.