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Everyone has heard of ratatouille – and you shouldn’t be ashamed to admit it was due to an infamous little Disney rat. It is one of my favourite vegetable dishes due to its simplistic flavours and overall versatility. My baked ratatouille is designed to put ease into entertaining whilst still gaining many a plaudit.
Homaging from France, ratatouille is traditionally made with leftover vegetables in one big pot that transforms into a simmering ooze of bubbling goodness. Sounds delish? Wait till you try my Georgie Eats special twist. Through baking the vegetables instead of boiling, I create extra depth and richness which will soon make my baked ratatouille a staple meal in your home.
Breaking News: vegetables are good for you. It’s no secret that vegetables are essential for your health but still most struggle to get their 5-a-day. You may have heard the phrase ‘eat the rainbow’ – but do you? Different colours of vegetables contain different essential nutrients. For example, aubergine is packed with B vitamins, tomatoes with vitamin C and courgette with vitamin A. My baked ratatouille is bursting with colour and flavour that will get you well on the way to reaching your daily nutrition targets.
I have been a big fan of ratatouille for a long time. I have it everything, from Sunday roasts to steak. This baked ratatouille is a fantastic dish for any occasion and left overs are much welcomed in the fridge. Most simply I like to eat this with brown rice for a filling lunch/dinner or more recently I have been loving it as a pasta sauce finished with a little crumbled feta on top (phwooooar).
As a whole my baked ratatouille recipe is super simple. Although the layering of the vegetables can be a little time consuming, the outcome is so worth it! The pretty staggered colours will be sure to make all your followers hungry on insta. You know the score – I want to see your masterpieces, so please comment down below or tag me in a picture on IG @georgieeatsuk. Have a fabulous week!
G x
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RAINBOW BAKED RATATOUILLE WITH BASIL & THYME
A deliciously rich and simple vegetable pleasure that is sure to wow your guests with its breathtaking appearance. Perfect with rice, or as a side dish to complete a feast, it works brilliantly as a pasta sauce or equally on toast for a quick lunch. Vegan, GF & healthy!
CourseMain Course, Side Dish
CuisineMediterranean
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1red onionfinely diced
- 3clovesgarlicfinely diced
- 250gpassata
- 1heaped tbsptomato puree
- 15g (1/2 bunch)basilroughly chopped
- 1heaped tspdried thyme
- Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1tbspbalsamic vinegar
- 1largecourgette
- 1mediumaubergine
- 4largetomatoes
Instructions
Preheat the oven 160°c fan/180°c/360°f.
In a saucepan over a medium heat add the onion, garlic and 3 tbsp water. Fry for 7-10 minutes stirring regularly until soft and translucent.
Add the passata, tomato puree, basil, thyme and a generous pinch of salt and pepper into the pan and stir. Bring the mixture to the boil before removing from the heat and stirring through the balsamic vinegar. Set aside to cool.
Slice the courgette, aubergine and tomato as thin as you can (about 2mm in thickness). If you have mandoline you can use it here. Depending on how large your aubergine is you may want to cut each slice in half to create a semi-circle shape so that they sit better in baking dish.
Pour the tomato sauce into the bottom of a medium sized oven proof dish. Layer the vegetable disks in lines over the top (ie. tomato, courgette, aubergine, tomato, courgette etc...) pushing each one halfway into the passata. Sprinkle the finished arrangement liberally with salt and pepper.
Cover the dish with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and continue to bake for 10-15 minutes until the vegetables are soft and have a little colour. Remove from the oven and garnish with more basil before serving.
Recipe Notes
Perfect for batch cooking this ratatouille will keep perfectly in the fridge for up to 4 days or in the freezer for 3 months. To reheat, just pop back in the oven until piping hot.
This baked ratatouille is so versatile! I love to eat it on its own with rice, but it is great served as a side dish to fish, as a pasta sauce, on toast or even whizzed up into a soup.
When laying your vegetable disks, don't worry about it being perfect!! Ratatouille looks its best when it is slightly rustic and will still taste just as delicious.
If you don't like all the vegetables I have used here, feel free to change them up. This baked ratatouille also works great with pepper, squash or very thin slices of potato.
A few ingredient notes:
- Try to get apassatawithout any added additives or salt. The ingredients label should read 'tomatoes' only. Left over passata can be kept in the fridge and can be used to make a multitude of recipes including myShakshuka!
- The same rule applies for thetomato puree. The ingredients list should read 'tomatoes' only.
- The balsamic vinegar adds a wonderful depth and sweetness to the tomato sauce, but if you would prefer you can leave it out.
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Karly saysGorgeous!!
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- Georgie says
Thanks Karly!
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- grace says
not only does this look stunning, but it’s the perfect dish for a vegetable-lover like me! lovely!
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- Georgie says
You are too kind grace! It is really delish…. 🙂 x
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- ashok says
Guys, Thanks For sharing this Great Recipe. My Family Loved it. I am definitely sharing this recipe and this website with my friend. Hope they also love it. Thank you again for sharing such a great recipe.Reply
- Georgie says
Oh, I am so so glad! x
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