Ratatouille Provençale

Try this one-pot ratatouille recipe for a famous, French, vegetarian dish made with eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, onion, olive oil, and herbes de Provence.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 323 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 large onions, quartered
• 3 tablespoons herbes de Provence
• 2 pounds fresh tomatoes, quartered
• 3 eggplants, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
• 6 zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 0.5 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 0.5 cup tomato puree

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour olive oil into a large pot over high heat. Add onions and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes. Reduce heat and add tomatoes, eggplants, zucchini, tomato purée, and herbes de Provence; season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Uncover and check the level of liquid in the pot. Continue cooking for 30 minutes, uncovered if there is too much liquid or covered if the amount of liquid looks right.