Recipe: Tex-Mex Ratatouille

What may sound like a well-thought-out exotic dish, combining well-loved Mexican and French flavours, is actually the result of a dwindling pantry and an urgent pang of hunger. The amazing thing about the ingredients used, however, is how well they actually complement each other! You've got the sweet-crunchiness of zucchini and bell peppers, slight meatiness of eggplants, rounded off with the wholesomeness of mixed beans in a hearty tomato base. 

Want to give it a try? Here's how:

Ingredients 

1 large  Holland onions 

5 cloves garlic 

2 cups eggplant, sliced

2 cups zucchini, sliced 

1 cup tomatoes, sliced

1 cup bell peppers, sliced 

1 can of Tesco's taco mixed beans 

cayenne pepper 

salt & pepper 

olives 

fresh coriander 

Steps: 

1. Chop onion and garlic. 

2. Slice eggplants, zucchini, tomatoes and bell peppers. 

3. Saute onions and garlic. Add a bit of salt to sweat the onions out a little.  

4. Once soft, add in the sliced veges mix. 

5. Season with cayenne, salt and pepper. 

6. We found this really great time-saver of mixed beans at Tesco! Just pop open the can and pour contents out into the pan along with the veges. 

6. Add in a tiny bit of water and let simmer for about 10 minutes. 

7. Once it's done, scoop onto your plate and top generously with olives and roughly-chopped coriander. 

One of our favourite dinners: Having the Tex-Mex Ratatouille with brown rice, roasted lemon-cumin carrots and blanced spinach. 

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