Grilled Ratatouille
From notyourmomma 14 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 6
When it is too hot to cook or broil inside, a favorite veggie side dish from the grill.
Ingredients
- 2 zucchini, cut into quarters lengthwise shopping list
- 2 yellow squash, cut into quarters lengthwise shopping list
- 2 Japanese eggplants, halved lengthwise shopping list
- 2 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and quartered shopping list
- 2 green or yellow bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and quartered shopping list
- 2 red onions, quartered shopping list
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes shopping list
- 1/2 cup of good quality olive oil, plus two tbsp extra shopping list
- 1/2 tsp of salt shopping list
- 1/4 tsp of crushed red pepper shopping list
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped shopping list
- 2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh oregano leaves shopping list
- 1/4 cup of fresh basil, chiffonade cut shopping list
- 2 strips of lemon zest, no white pith-stud with a whole clove for a distinct flavor addition shopping list
How to make it
- HEAT grill to medium high.
- PLACE all cut vegetables and the tomatoes (plus the clove studded lemon peel) in a large shallow baking dish, add the scant 1/2 cup olive oil and toss to coat.
- Season with salt and crushed red pepper (keep the tomatoes separate from rest of vegetables in baking dish). Easier said than done!
- Place the vegetables on the grill and cook 5 to 6 minutes, turning half way through the cooking time.
- Remove the tomatoes, cover grill and cook the remaining vegetables for 2 minutes, or until almost cooked through.
- Transfer vegetables to a cutting board and coarsely chop (leaving tomatoes whole),
- Remove the lemon peel and discard.
- Place the chopped vegetables and tomatoes in a large bowl, add the 2 Tbsp. of olive oil, garlic, oregano and basil.
- May sub parsley for the basil, if desired.
- Season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.
- Serve at room temperature.
- Wonderful with hot grilled french bread.
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Reviewed by 5 people-
great recipe... thank you for the post.. five forks
peetabear
in mid-hudson valley loved it
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Planning to make a ratatoille dish this week. Thanks for the inspiration. !!!!!5
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