Recipe: Perfect Italian Ratatouille 🇮🇪😍🤗

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Italian Ratatouille 🇮🇪😍🤗. Ratatouille, an Easy Tasty Vegetable Dish made with all fresh vegetables, the perfect side dish or main dish. Easy Ratatouille I have become a big vegetable lover, believe it or not after moving to Italy. I don't think there is a vegetable I don't like, oh yeah fave beans, cooked or raw.

It's actually really easy considering that you have just to chop everything up, add it to the pot in steps, and let it cook.

How to: Easy Ratatouille Recipe with an Italian Flair.

Try to purchase or pick your veggies all about the same diameter.

You can cook Italian Ratatouille 🇮🇪😍🤗 using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Italian Ratatouille 🇮🇪😍🤗

1. You need of red onion, chopped finely.

2. Prepare of white onions medium size, chopped finely.

3. You need of garlic smashed.

4. You need of big purple eggplants (aubergines), cut into big cubed.

5. You need of big courgettes (zucchini), cut into even size.

6. Prepare of red pepper(red capsicum),deseeded,cut in rectangular 2.5x1.5cm.

7. It’s of yellow pepper (or yellow capsicum).

8. Prepare of orange capsicum (or orange capsicum).

9. Prepare of fresh ripe tomatoes chop into chunks.

10. Prepare of button mushrooms, diced in cubed 2cm.

11. Prepare of fresh parsley finely chopped the leaves.

12. It’s of dried thyme.

13. You need of dried oregano.

14. It’s of Italian Extra Virgin Olive oil for stir-fry when is required.

15. You need of Himalayan pink salt when is required.

16. It’s of Grinded Black Pepper.

17. It’s of grated Parmensan cheese sprinkle on top dish (optional).

If they aren't, don't panic, but this makes it prettier to serve.

Wash your zucchini, yellow squash, and tomatoes.

Ratatouille is basically just a vegetarian stew with an Italian twist—NO meat and stuffed with tons of different vegetables and herbs.

So, don't be scared off by the long ingredient list—it's basically just vegetables and herbs you'll need.

Italian Ratatouille 🇮🇪😍🤗 step by step

1. Prepare the ingredients: peel & slice the onions. Finely slice the garlic. Trim the aubergines & courgettes, chop into 2.5x1.5cm chunks.Deseed the peppers & chop into 2.5cm chunks. Slice the tomatoes into chunks. Chop the mushrooms into 2cm chunks. Slice finely the parsley leaves..

2. Heat 6 tbs oil in a very large wok or over a medium heat,add the chopped white onions, fry until half cooked then add the chopped aubergines,mushrooms,courgettes, capsicums,salt,mix & fry for around 5 or until golden&softened, but not cook through.Push aside the veges from the edge of the wok into centre,leaving a space,add here 2 tbs olive oil, garlic, tomatoes chunks, red onions, grinded black pepper & salt and the chopped parsley. Let it fry for 3 minutes then push this mixture to the centre.

3. Then add sprinkle dried thyme & oregano. Mix well all together, cover the wok and simmer over a low heat for 15 or until reduced and sweet. Adjust the seasoning. Turn off the fire, spoon the cooked veges into a serving deep plate. Splash a tbs of Extravirgin Olive Oil on top of cooked Vege dish or sprinkle 2 tbs of Grated Parmensan cheese on top dish (if you like it)..

4. Serve with steamed rice or mashed potatoes or sliced toasted bread. Buon appetito 😙😊.

In a large skillet, saute eggplant, zucchini, squash and peppers in batches in remaining oil until lightly browned, adding each batch of sauteed vegetables to the Dutch oven.

This is a flavorful, hearty recipe, but very low calorie.

I served it as a main dish with couscous to soak up the liquid.

Even if you don't typically love eggplant or summer squash, I bet you'll enjoy this ratatouille.

It's vegan and gluten free for all to enjoy.