Ratatouille

This is a wonderful dish in its own right but is also delicious served as a main course with some meat or fish and a nice salad.I tend to make a big pot of this and keep it in the fridge for a few days using it as needed.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Serves: 3

Nutritional Information: (per 100g)
Calories: 90
Carbs: 6g
Fat: 6g
Protein: 1g

Ingredients:

• 6 red peppers, roughly diced
• 4 green peppers, roughly diced
• 1 large onion, roughly diced
• 2 courgettes, roughly diced
• 2 aubergines, roughly diced
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 4 plum tomatoes, blanched briefly and skinned,de-seeded and diced
• Tsp tomato paste
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Method:

1. Heat the olive oil in a non-stick pan. Pan fry the courgettes, onions, peppers and aubergines until golden in colour, placing in a colander to drain once done.
2. Leave to drain for 10 minutes, then put all the ingredients into a heavy-based saucepan or casserole dish.
3. Season well with salt and pepper and bring up to a simmer, stirring occasionally to avoid burning.
4. Lower the heat, cover with a lid and cook for 25 minutes or until all the vegetables are soft