Bottom of the Fridge Ratatouille

Name: Bottom of the Fridge Ratatouille
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 1 aubergine, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 onion, diced; 1 tbsp oil; 400 g tin chopped tomatoes; 250 g tomatoes, chopped; 1 pepper, chopped; 1 courgette, chopped; 10 basil leaves or 2 tsp dried basil; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 400 ml water; 10 basil leaves or 2 tsp dried basil

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

We're Hungry!

By Ciara Attwell

Published 2021

About

This recipe is ideal to use up any lingering vegetables at the bottom of the fridge that might be a little past their best. Turn them into a delicious side dish or even a hidden veggie pasta sauce for the kids.

Ingredients

1 tbsp oil
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Put the oil, onion and garlic into a large saucepan or frying pan on the hob and sauté for about 3 minutes until the onion starts to soften.
Add the aubergine, courgette, pepper and tomatoes and cook for another 4 minutes.
Add the tinned tomatoes, water, balsamic vinegar, sugar and basil and bring to the boil.
Simmer for 30 minutes.