<div><p></p><p>Ever since I watched that adorable movie Ratatouille, I knew I <em>had </em>to try the classic dish that's both healthy and delicious. Ratatouille originates from France and is a scrumptious blend of savory vegetables and herbs that tastes delicious over a bed of rice, or even on its own.</p><p>For all the chopping, we used a gorgeous <a href="https://www.zwilling.ca/zwilling/knives-and-accessories/35118-200-zwilling-chestnut-cutting-board-large-235-x-1575-x-14#.WJjLMBsrLD6">Chestnut Cutting Board</a> from <a href="https://www.zwilling.ca/zwilling/knives-and-accessories/35118-200-zwilling-chestnut-cutting-board-large-235-x-1575-x-14#.WJjLMBsrLD6">Zwilling</a> that can also be used for serving food on the non-chopping side. To cook this amazing meal, we used a show-stopping <a href="https://www.zwilling.ca/staub/cookware/40511-340-vegetable-cocotte-425qt-42l#.WJjLLBsrLD5">Vegetable Cocotte</a> from <a href="https://www.zwilling.ca/staub/cookware/40511-340-vegetable-cocotte-425qt-42l#.WJjLLBsrLD5">Staub</a> that can go from the stovetop to the oven in a flash. You'll love this hearty dish for dinnertime!</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><a href="http://sha.red/BMHbo">Shared Food</a></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><h3>Ingredients:</h3><ul><li>2 red onions</li><li>4 cloves of garlic</li><li>2 aubergine</li><li>3 courgette</li><li>3 red or yellow peppers</li><li>6 ripe tomatoes</li><li>½ a bunch of fresh basil</li><li>olive oil</li><li>a few sprigs of fresh thyme</li><li>14 ounces canned plum tomatoes</li><li>1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar</li><li>½ a lemon</li></ul><h3>Directions:</h3><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-1_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><a href="http://sha.red/BMHbo">Shared Food</a></p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-2_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-2_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><a href="http://sha.red/BMHbo">Shared Food</a></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-3.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-3_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-3_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-3_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><a href="http://sha.red/BMHbo">Shared Food</a></p><p>Prep your ingredients before you start "“ peel and cut the onions into chunks, then peel and finely slice the garlic. Trim the aubergine and courgette, deseed the peppers and chop into 1-inch chunks. Roughly chop the tomatoes. Pick the basil leaves and set aside, then finely slice the stalks.</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-4.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-4_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-4_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-4_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><a href="http://sha.red/BMHbo">Shared Food</a></p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-5.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-5_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-5_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-5_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><a href="http://sha.red/BMHbo">Shared Food</a></p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-6.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-6_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-6_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-6_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><a href="http://sha.red/BMHbo">Shared Food</a></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-7.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-7_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-7_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-7_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><a href="http://sha.red/BMHbo">Shared Food</a></p><p>Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large casserole pan or saucepan over a medium heat, add the chopped aubergines, courgettes and peppers (you may need to do this in batches) and fry for around 5 minutes, or until golden and softened, but not cooked through. Spoon the cooked vegetables into a large bowl.</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-8.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-8_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-8_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-8_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><a href="http://sha.red/BMHbo">Shared Food</a></p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-9.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-9_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-9_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-9_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><a href="http://sha.red/BMHbo">Shared Food</a></p><p>To the pan, add the onion, garlic, basil stalks and thyme leaves with another drizzle of oil, if needed. Fry for 10 to 15 minutes, or until softened and golden.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-10.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-10_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-10_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-10_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><a href="http://sha.red/BMHbo">Shared Food</a></p><p>Return the cooked vegetables to the pan and stir in the fresh and canned tomatoes, the balsamic and a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper.</p><p>Mix well, breaking up the tomatoes with the back of a spoon. Cover the pan and simmer over a low heat for 30 to 35 minutes, or until reduced, sticky and sweet.</p><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-11.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-11_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-11_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/02/2243276206-3-11_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><p><a href="http://sha.red/BMHbo">Shared Food</a></p><p>Tear in the basil leaves, finely grate in the lemon zest and adjust the seasoning, if needed. Serve with a hunk of bread or steamed rice.</p><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="-ctjXbwkYHI"></amp-youtube></div></div>