Learn how to make delicious and healthy Easy French Ratatouille by following an easy step by step recipe. Serves 1 person. Multiply by number of servings needed.
Ingredients
- 1/4 eggplant, coarsely diced
- 1/2 small zucchini, coarsely diced
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1/4 yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 sprig fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tomato, coarsely diced
- 1/2 bell pepper, coarsely diced
- Several fresh basil leaves
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat until simmering.
- Add eggplant, season with salt and pepper, and cook. Stir occasionally until browned in spots, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to a pot. Add zucchini, season with salt and pepper, and cook. Stir occasionally until browned in spots, about 2 minutes. Transfer to the bowl with eggplant.
- Reduce the heat to medium. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook. Stir occasionally until softened and just beginning to brown, about 6-8 minutes.
- Add garlic, thyme, and bay leaf. Cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add tomato and bell pepper. Gently stir to combine. Bring to a simmer, then turn down heat to medium-low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes. Shorter cooking time will leave vegetables in larger, more distinct pieces; longer cooking times will break vegetables down into a stew.
- Add spinach, cook for 2-3 more minutes. Remove bay leaf and thyme sprigs. Just before serving, stir in the basil. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve, sprinkling with more basil and drizzling with olive oil.
