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Ratatouille Tian

January 31, 2021 By stemsandforks

This recipe post was sponsored by Paderno Kitchenware.

4 Piece Ceramic Bakeware Set from Paderno Kitchenware
44.5 cm x 26 cm x 7 cm large rectangular baker Serves 6
Paderno Square Baker (26 cm x 21.5 cm x 6.3 cm) Serves 3
PADERNO Signature Ceramic Bakeware Set, 4-pc

Ratatouille Tian

Best served with fresh baguette or your favourite loaf of bread.

Serving Size:
6
Time:
1 1/2 hours
Difficulty:
Easy

Ingredients

  • 8 roma tomatoes 
  • 2 medium zucchinis
  • 2 medium eggplants
  • 28 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 3 shallots diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 orange or yellow bell pepper diced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 3 fresh basil leaves chiffonade 
  • Salt and pepper to taste 
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil to garnish before baking

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. Wash, prepare and cut all your vegetables and set aside. 
  3. In a non stick pan over medium high heat, warm up 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil.
  4. Sauté the shallots, 3 cloves garlic minced, thyme and diced pepper for about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  5. Add the whole can of diced tomatoes and turn heat down to low. Allow to reduce about 10-12 minutes or until most of the water has cooked off. 
  6. Meanwhile, slice the tomatoes, zucchini, eggplants into thin slices about 3 mm.
  7. Pour the sauce into your Paderno large rectangular bakeware (44.5 cm x 26 cm x 7 cm) from the Paderno Signature Ceramic Bakeware Set.
  8. Alternate the sliced vegetables in the pan in lines or a circular direction. 
  9. Sprinkle with the chopped basil leaves, and salt and pepper to taste.
  10. Drizzle 2 tablespoons over the vegetables.
  11. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour, removing foil for last 15 minutes. 
  12. Allow to sit for 10 minutes at room temperature before serving. This allows the juices to get reabsorbed.
  13. *Divide all the ingredients above by half to make it a serving for 3-4. Use Paderno Square Baker (26 cm x 21.5 cm x 6.3 cm) from the Paderno Signature Ceramic Bakeware Set.  

Filed Under: Belgian in the House, Brunch, Dinner, Sponsored, Vegetarian

Miso Marinated Grilled Summer Vegetables Using Metro’s New Online Pick-up Delivery Service.

June 3, 2019 By stemsandforks 4 Comments

This post was sponsored by Metro Ontario. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I feel like half my days are centred around food. Thinking about what to cook, shopping for the ingredients and then preparing the actual meals…and of course, washing dishes!  And I’m not speaking of cooking/planning recipes for my blog…rather the time spent cooking and shopping entailed with having a family with growing kids. So anything to cut the process of meal prep time and I’m all in.

This is why I was utterly thrilled when my fave grocer Metro Ontario introduced an online delivery and pick-up the program. With special Tri-Zone delivery trucks, with temperature controlled areas, ambient, refrigerated and frozen zones, ice creams arrive frozen, and veggies arrive crisp and fresh.

And the selection and variety available in-store is equally amazing online.

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Filed Under: Appetizers/starters, Dinner, Grill, Savoury, Vegetarian Tagged With: asparagus, bbq, bellpeppers, delivery, grill, metro, miso, online, tomatoes, turnips, vegetables, vegetarian, zucchini

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