Easy Ratatouille

Ingredients

  • olive oil
  • 1 eggplant, cut into 1-cm cubes
  • 1 – 2 zucchinis, quartered if large, then sliced or chunked
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 – 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 red pepper, cut into 2-cm pieces
  • 1 green pepper, also cut into 2-cm pieces
  • 1 – 2 tomatoes, fresh and cut into chunks, or a similar amount canned
  • 1/2 tsp herb mix with rosemary
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup water (add more if needed while cooking)

Directions

  1. In a soup pot, saute onions and garlic in olive oil, 2-5 min.
  2. Add eggplant, saute 2-5 min. more.
  3. Add rest of the vegetables and herbs, except the fresh tomatoes, and saute 5 min. more.
  4. Add water and bring pot to a simmer.
  5. Cover and cook for 40 minutes or longer, until eggplant breaks up.
  6. Check occasionally to see if you need to add more water.
  7. Toward the end of cooking, add the fresh tomatoes.

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