Ratatouille Recipe

An absolutely iconic dish from the Pixar film Ratatouille. A tru vegan, plant based dish that will blow your mind with the taste and very pleasing to the eye. So easy anyone can make with some patience and determination. 

Ingredients: 

Sauce Ingredients: 

1. 4-5 tomatoes on vine 
2. 2 red bell peppers 
3. 6 garlic cloves 
4. 3 small shallots
5. 1 stem of basil 
6. 5 thyme sticks 
7. 1-1.5 tsp of salt 
8. 1 tsp Black pepper 
9. 1 tsp sugar 

Vegetables on top of sauce Ingredients:

1. 4 roma tomatoes 
2. 2 squash 
3. 2 zucchini 
4. 2 Chinese eggplants 
5. Salt 
6. Pepper 
7. Olive Oil 

Sauce Instructions: 

1. Remove the center of tomatoes on vine and cut an x on the bottom of the tomato. 
2. Boil water and shut of heat and then add in tomatoes from the vine for about 20-30 seconds then immediately put into an ice bath
3. Remove skin from the tomato and cut into fourths 
4. Remove seeds and stem from red pepper and place on a baking tray with tomatoes and put it into a low broil for about 10-15 minutes or until red peppers have some char. 
5. Remove and after the red peppers and tomatoes have cooled, roughly chop them and the tomatoes. 
6. Add shallots and garlic onto a medium heat pan and sauté until onion is translucent. Add in thyme and basil. Add in red pepper and tomatoes. 
7. Remove and add into a blender and add in sugar, salt, and pepper. 
8. Add sauce to a pan and reserve about 1/4 C for plating. 
9. Cut roma tomatoes, squash, zucchini, and eggplant into even slices. 
10. Place them into the pan with the sauce in a circular motion starting along the edges and into the middle. 
11. Drizzle some olive oil, salt, and pepper to finish. Place a parchment paper above it. 
12. Throw into an oven at 375 degrees F for 1 hour. 
13. Plate and enjoy.