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                           Ratatouille <G T>

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
  4      large         red ripe tomatoes -- peel, seed, & slice
  1      teaspoon      basil
    1/4  cup           Parmesan cheese
  2      tablespoons   bread crumbs
                        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 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. Bake at 400  for 45 minutes.

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