Vietnamese Ratatouille

Made with water spinach, cucumber, and tomato, this Vietnamese ratatouille is a quick and easy side vegetarian dish when you're cooking for yourself.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 173 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ teaspoons vegetable oil
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• ¼ teaspoon onion powder
• 2 cloves chopped garlic
• ½ large tomato, diced
• ½ medium cucumber, sliced
• 2 bunches water spinach (rau moung)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil and garlic in a medium, nonstick pan over medium heat. Cook until garlic browns, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in tomato, cucumber, and onion powder. Cook until tomato releases its juices, about 2 minutes, and add water spinach.

Step 2

Cook and stir until most of the spinach has wilted, about 2 minutes. Stir in soy sauce. Continue to mix and stir until all vegetables are cooked, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to a plate and garnish with black pepper.