Main courses
Baked Ratatouille with Dubliner Cheese
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 small onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 can crushed or diced tomatoes
- 3 roma tomatoes
- 2 small zucchini
- 2 small yellow squash
- 2 small Japanese eggplant
- 150g Kerrygold Dubliner Cheese, grated
- Salt & Pepper
- Fresh basil and oregano leaves, optional
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees.
2. Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil and onion and allow to cook until the onion is translucent - approximately 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and minced garlic and cook for another minute.
3. Now stir in the tomatoes and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat slightly and cook until the mixture is reduced to about 1 cup stirring frequently. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. While the tomato sauce is reducing, cut the tomatoes, zucchini, squash and eggplant into 1/8 slices.
5. Spread the tomato sauce into the bottom of a baking dish. Place the vegetables in an alternating spiral pattern in the pan until the entire dish is filled. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
6. Remove from the oven and top with the grated Dubliner cheese. Broil until cheese is melted. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with fresh basil and oregano leaves if desired. Can be served warm or room temperature.
Tip: Buy your vegetables at a similar width in diameter. The uniform fizes help to ensure that the vegetables all cook at the same rate.
2. Preheat a skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil and onion and allow to cook until the onion is translucent - approximately 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and minced garlic and cook for another minute.
3. Now stir in the tomatoes and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat slightly and cook until the mixture is reduced to about 1 cup stirring frequently. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. While the tomato sauce is reducing, cut the tomatoes, zucchini, squash and eggplant into 1/8 slices.
5. Spread the tomato sauce into the bottom of a baking dish. Place the vegetables in an alternating spiral pattern in the pan until the entire dish is filled. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
6. Remove from the oven and top with the grated Dubliner cheese. Broil until cheese is melted. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with fresh basil and oregano leaves if desired. Can be served warm or room temperature.
Tip: Buy your vegetables at a similar width in diameter. The uniform fizes help to ensure that the vegetables all cook at the same rate.
