Roasted Ratatouille with Polenta

Adapted from Feasting at Home.

Ratatouille Ingredients

  • 1 eggplant
  • 2 red, orange, or yellow bell peppers
  • 1 package of cherry tomatoes
  • 2 zucchini or yellow squash
  • ½ red onion
  • an entire garlic bulb of whole peeled cloves
  • 2-3 tablespoons of fresh thyme and rosemary
  • olive oil spray
  • salt and pepper to taste

Polenta Ingredients

  • 1 cup corn meal or yellow grits
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • ½ cup grated parmesan or goat cheese
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°. Spray two cookie sheets with olive oil. Slice the eggplant, peppers, zucchini, squash, and onion into ½-inch strips. Spread these, along with the tomatoes, garlic, and herbs onto the cookie sheets in a single layer. Spray again, and season to taste.

Roast for 20 minutes, stir, roast 20 more minutes, stir, turn oven down to 300°, and start polenta, while veggies roast for 10-20 more minutes, until tender and edges begin to caramelize.

For polenta, bring water to a boil in a medium pot. Add corn meal slowly while stirring. Cover and cook 15 minutes on low heat. Stir in butter and cheese, salt, and pepper.

Serve veggies on top of polenta.


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