Summer Vegetable Ratatouille

Ingredients
• 2 onion, sliced into thin rings
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium eggplant, sliced into discs
• 2 zucchini, sliced into discs
• 2 medium yellow squash, sliced into discs
• 1/2 cup mushrooms sliced
• 2 green bell peppers, seeded and sliced into rings
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced into rings
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• dried oregano
• dried or fresh Thyme
• dried or fresh Basil
• salt and pepper to taste
• small can of tomato paste
• Parmesan cheese

Preparation Steps

1. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoon of the oil in a large pot over medium-low heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until soft.

 

2. Preheat oven to 375F

3. Generously coat a baking dish with Olive oil

 

4. Spread the onion mixture on the baking dish

 

5. Top it with tomato paste. Stir in Bay leaf, Basil, Thyme,Oregano, black pepper and salt as per your taste.

6. Let it bake for 5 min and stir occasionally.

7. Coat all vegetables with olive oil, salt and pepper.

8. Arrange eggplant slices first, red bell pepper, yellow squash, zucchini , mushroom slice concentrically just like you see in movie :)

9. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese.

10. Throw some Italian herbs and black pepper on top to bring more flavor.

11. Drizzle 1 tsp of olive oil with spoon on top

12. Let it bake for 45 min. Sprinkle the fresh parsley on top.

13. Remove the bay leaf and serve on bed of white rice or pasta with Lettuce,carrots salad as side. Serve french bread or garlic bread to make it filling.