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# :eggplant: Ratatouille Provençale

![Ratatouille Provençale](../assets/images/ratatouille-provençale.jpg){ loading=lazy }

| :fork_and_knife_with_plate: Serves | :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:----------------------------------:|:-----------------------: |
| 8 | 49 minutes |

## :salt: Ingredients

- :olive: 0.25 cup olive oil
- :eggplant: 1 medium eggplant
- :cucumber: 1 lb zucchini
- :olive: 2 Tbsp olive oil
- :onion: 1.5 cups sliced onions
- :bell_pepper: 2 large red bell peppers
- :garlic: 3 cloves garlic
- :salt: some salt
- :salt: some pepper
- :tomato: 1 14-oz can diced tomatoes
- :herb: 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- :herb: 0.5 tsp dried thyme (alternative)
- :fallen_leaf: 1 bay leaf
- :herb: 0.25 cup chopped basil
- :olive: some pitted black olives (optional)

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 large skillet or Dutch oven

## :pencil: Instructions

!!! note
    Served on a platter that shows off its contrasting colors, this dish look like a colorful Cubist style life.

### Step 1

Heat in a large skillet or Dutch oven over high heat 1/4 cup olive oil.

### Step 2

Add and cook, stirring, until golden and just tender, 10 to 12 minutes eggplant, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks and
zucchini, cut into 1-inch chunks.

### Step 3

Remove the vegetables to a plate and reduce the heat to medium-high. Add and cook, stirring, until the onions are
slightly softened 2 Tbsp olive oil and sliced onions.

### Step 4

Add and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are just tender but now browned, 8 to 12 minutes red bell
peppers, cut into 1-inch squares and garlic, finely chopped.

### Step 5

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

### Step 6

Add diced tomatoes, drained, fresh thyme or dried thyme (alternative) and 1 bay leaf.

### Step 7

Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 5 minutes. Add the eggplant and zucchini and cook until everything is
tender, about 20 minutes more. Taste and adjust the seasonings. Stir in chopped basil and pitted black olives
(optional), chopped.

## :link: Source

- Joy of Cooking