My way...Ratatouille, ground recipe!

Ratatouille is a savoury French vegetable mix that can vary depending on the area and the chef's inspiration. I use the following ingredients in my basic recipe, and I love this combination.

Ingredients / 4 port

4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2 medium-sized aubergines, thick chopped

4 small zucchini, roughly chopped

1 red bell pepper, chopped

1 yellow bell pepper, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 fennel, thinly wedged

4 shallots, thinly sliced

4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

400 canned tomatoes

1 tbsp tomato purée

1 tsp thyme

1 tsp oregano

Generous amount of chopped parsley to serve

Celtic salt and freshly ground pepper

Method

• Preheat the oven to 160° C oven.

• Add all the ingredients to a baking tray and mix with your fingers.

• Whisk the tomatoes, tomato purée and olive oil and add it to the vegetable mixture.

• Season the taste with salt and pepper and bake for about 40 minutes.

• Turn off the oven and leave the mixture to rest for another 10 minutes, then remove the tray from the oven, spread the parsley on top and squeeze the lemon.

• Stir gently and serve at once.

Tips

• You can serve anything you want, from grilled meat to seared fish.

• I like the vegetarian way, just rice or even mashed potatoes.