Roasted Ratatouille With Pasta Food

ROASTED RATATOUILLE = THE BEST RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400° F.
• In a large roasting pan or casserole, combine the tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, onion, shallot, and garlic. Note: I add the vegetables to the pan as I finish chopping them, and sprinkle each layer of vegetables lightly with salt.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, thyme, and 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Pour over the vegetables. Toss to coat. Season with pepper. (Alternatively: If you've seasoned each layer of vegetables generously with salt, simply pour the olive oil and vinegar over the vegetables. As noted above, I omit the thyme.)
• Bake for 30 minutes, then stir well. Bake for another 30 to 45 minutes (or longer, especially if you've increased the quantities: if my roasting pan is really loaded, I roast the vegetables for 3 hours, stirring once every hour, until the juices really begin to reduce/thicken) until the vegetables are all very tender and the released juices are beginning to thicken. Taste and adjust seasoning with more salt and pepper as desired.
• To serve, spoon over toast or toss with cooked pasta, grated parmesan, finely chopped basil and enough of the reserved pasta cooking liquid to make a nice sauce.

RATATOUILLE PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water; drain the pasta.
• Meanwhile, heat a grill pan over high heat. Stuff the garlic slices into the cut sides of each tomato, then sprinkle with the red pepper flakes, and salt to taste; drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Grill the tomatoes and pepper strips, skin-side down, until charred and tender, about 10 minutes; transfer to a cutting board.
• Brush the zucchini and eggplant slices lightly with olive oil; season with salt. Grill until marked and tender, about 5 minutes per side. Roughly chop the tomatoes and transfer to a large pot; cook over medium-high heat, 3 minutes. Roughly chop the remaining grilled vegetables and add to the pot along with the herbs and the remaining olive oil.
• Add the pasta to the pot and cook, tossing, until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add some of the reserved pasta water to loosen, if needed. Divide among bowls; top with the goat cheese and more herbs.

ROASTED VEGGIE RATATOUILLE (FRANCE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Put the eggplant, zucchini, squash, and tomatoes in 1 layer on a baking sheet or baking sheets, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle generously with salt. Roast until the vegetables are soft and pliable, about 20 to 30 minutes, turning them halfway through the cooking. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. When cool enough to handle transfer them to a cutting board and cut them into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and coat the bottom with olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the onion, crushed red pepper and season with salt, to taste. Saute until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the peppers and season again with salt, if needed. Cook until the peppers are soft, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add the roasted vegetables to the pan along with the vinegar, marjoram, and thyme. Toss well to coat and add 2 to 3 more tablespoons olive oil, if needed. Taste to check the seasoning and transfer to a serving platter or bowl. Voila!

ROASTED RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil.
• Spray with cooking spray.
• Cut the eggplant unpeeled into 1" cubes.
• Cut the zucchini into 1" cubes.
• Cut the red pepper into 1" cubes.
• Cut the onion into large wedges maybe 8-10 pieces.
• Leave the tomatoes whole and also the garlic if using.
• Put all vegetables on prepared pan.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and dried herbs.
• Drizzle with Olive oil. Use your hands to toss gently and coat everything with seasoning and oil.
• Bake at 350F for about 1 hour. Turn every 15 minutes.
• While it is warm toss with fresh basil and crumbled goat cheese.

RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Heat a little oil in a large, heavy based pan. Add the onions and fry for 5 minutes. Now add the peppers and fry for 2 more minutes.
• Remove from the pan.
• Add a little new oil to the pan and fry the aubergines for 5 minutes, then add the zucchini and fry for 3 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Add the garlic, bay leaves, thyme, sugar and tomatoes to the empty pan and simmer until the tomatoes start breaking down.
• Return all the vegetables to the pan and simmer on low for about 15 minutes.
• Stir regularly and season with salt and pepper.
• The vegetables should be very soft but at the same time still have some of their texture.
• Season with more salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve immidiately or allow to cool down and serve it cold.

ROASTED RATATOUILLE

Steps:

• Spread onion, garlic, eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, fennel, mushrooms and sweet peppers in large lightly oiled roasting pan.
• Sprinkle with rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper.
• Stirring occasionally, roast vegetables in pre-heated 400*F oven for 45 minutes, or until tender and browned.
• Toss with basil, olive oil and vinegar.
• Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.

VEGETABLE RATATOUILLE WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Stir together chopped eggplants, onions, 1/4 cup olive oil and salt to taste in a large roasting pan, then roast the mixture on the second-lowest oven rack at 425 degrees for about 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add in zucchini, bell peppers and 2 tablespoons oil and more salt; return to oven and roast for another 20-25 minutes or until the bell peppers are tender.
• Meanwhile, while veggies are roasting in the oven (or you can prepare this hours in advance also) in a large saucepan, simmer the chopped tomatoes, garlic, thyme and remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and bit more salt to taste; simmer about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until thickened.
• Remove the roasting pan and stir in the tomato mixture into the roasting pan.
• Add in about 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese; stir to combine, and season with black pepper and more salt if needed; set the roasting pan aside.
• Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water seasoned with about 1 tablespoon salt; cook until JUST firm-tender; drain.
• While the pasta is cooking, stir in fresh parsley and basil to the veggies in the roasting pan; mix to combine.
• Add in the cooked drained pasta to about 1/3 of the veggie mixture; toss to combine.
• Spread the remaining cooked pasta on a large serving dish and top with remaining ratatouille on top.
• Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.

ROASTED RATATOUILLE PASTA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Tip the veg and garlic into a roasting tin. Drizzle over the oil, then season and toss together. Roast for 20 mins, add the tomatoes, then roast for a further 10 mins.
• Cook the pasta, drain and reserve 4 tbsp of water. Tip pasta, water and basil into the veg and toss. Squeeze over the soft garlic, to serve.