*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *

                              Ratatouille

Recipe By     : Elizabeth Powell
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :1:30
Categories    : Ethnic                           Vegetables

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1 1/2  pounds        eggplant -- peeled & sliced
  1      pound         zucchini -- sliced
  1      large         sweet green peppers -- sliced
  1 1/2  cups          onion -- sliced
  3      cloves        garlic -- minced
    1/4  cup           olive oil
  4      large         red ripe tomatoes -- peel, seed, & slice
  1      teaspoon      basil
    1/4  cup           Parmesan cheese
  2      tablespoons   bread crumbs
  1      tablespoon    olive oil
                       salt
                       black pepper

    Combine eggplant slices, zucchini slices, and green pepper slices in a
large oven-safe bowl. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of salt and pour a quart of
boiling water over the vegetables. Let stand 10 minutes, drain and pat dry.
    In a large skillet, cook the onions and garlic cloves in olive oil until
softened. Spread onion mixture on the bottom of an oiled shallow 2 quart
baking dish. Arrange half the vegetable mixture on top of the onion mixture
and spread it with half the tomato slices. Sprinkle the tomatoes with 2
tablespoons Parmesan, 1/2 teaspoon basil, and salt and pepper to taste.
    Arrange the remaining vegetables and tomatoes in layers in the baking
dish and season them with 1/2 teaspoon basil and salt and pepper to taste.
Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and bread crumbs and drizzle with olive oil.
Bake at 4000 for 45 minutes.

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