Ratatouille Casserole

Well I decided to try to make ratatouille as a casserole so I could cook it whilst the oven was on cooking another casserole. I do not like to only have one dish in the oven, it seems a waste of power. The photos show how I put it together.

Go to the movie site RATATOUILLE

This is my casserole version of ratatouille.

Ingredients

1 aubergine/egg plant sliced

2 courgettes/zuchini sliced

4 tomatoes sliced

2 onions sliced

4 garlic cloves sliced fine

salt and pepper

fresh herbs or dry such as oregano or basil

olive oil to lightly grease the casserole dish with.a large rectangular dish

2 tablespoons of tomato puree mixed with the salt and pepper and 1/2 pint of water

Method

Grease the dish

Start with the aubergine /egg plant and place a layer in the dish follow with a tomato layer, then a courgette/zucchini layer, then an onion, garlic and herb layer.

Repeat the layers

Cook with your main casserole for about 1 1/2 hours at gas 5

Variations

Add a layer of tinned ready cooked beans such as haricot, borloti or red kidney.

Add a layer of pre- soaked soya mince

Top off at the end with grated cheese and brown under the grill.

It is good a a vegetarian or vegan dish in its own right . You can get the protein content by adding beans, a soya product or cheese topping. Or use it as a starter dish or as an accompaniment to a roast lamb dish.

This link goes into details of the origins of the dish RATATOUILLE