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Layered eggplant zucchini tomato pepper herbed bake.

Classic Provençal Ratatouille

Layered eggplant zucchini tomato pepper herbed bake. Elegant French side, ready 60 minutes.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: French
Calories: 140
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Vegetable Layers
  • 1 medium eggplant
  • 2 zucchini
  • 2 yellow squash
  • 3 Roma tomatoes
  • 2 bell peppers red yellow
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
Sauce Base
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 15 oz crushed tomatoes
  • 2 tsp fresh thyme
  • 1 tsp herbes de Provence

Equipment

  • Chef’s knife
  • Cutting board
  • Mandoline slicer
  • 10-inch skillet
  • 9-inch round baking dish
  • Parchment paper
  • Measuring cups & spoons

Method
 

  1. Eggplant zucchini squash tomatoes bell peppers mandoline ¼-inch thin rounds. Salt eggplant slices colander 15 minutes sweat rinse pat dry paper towels. Stack separate piles even.
  2. 10-inch skillet medium heat 2 tbsp olive oil. Add 1 sliced onion 2 minced garlic sauté 5 minutes soft. Pour 15 oz crushed tomatoes 2 tsp thyme 1 tsp herbes de Provence simmer 10 minutes thick fragrant.
  3. 9-inch round baking dish pour sauce even base. Parchment circle trace cut line dish. Arrange veggie slices upright alternating eggplant zucchini squash tomato pepper spiral tight pretty. Drizzle 1 tbsp olive oil sprinkle 1 tsp salt ½ tsp pepper thyme sprigs.
  4. Preheat 375°F. Foil tent loose baking dish 30 minutes steam tender. Foil off bake 10 minutes veggies caramel edges sauce bubble. Rest 10 minutes slices hold.

Notes

  • ¼-inch mandoline slices uniform bake even no raw thick mush thin; eggplant salt draws bitter water crisps edges. Stack piles organized grab easy arrange.
  • Sauce base simmer thick clings no watery bake; onion garlic first blooms aromatics Provence soul. Parchment circle lifts clean pretty slices intact serve.
  • Foil tent 30 minutes steams slices through; uncovered 10 caramelizes sugars tomato sweetens peppers char. Spiral tight fills dish pretty no gaps. Fresh thyme sprigs perfume lift foil.
  • Make ahead assemble bake fridge 2 days reheat 350°F 15 minutes revives. Sub pattypan squash color pop. Basil chiffonade post-bake green vibrancy.