Ratatouille Salad Recipe

The Ratatouille salad is a delicious combination of traditional ratatouille ingredients like egg plant, tomato, bell peppers. This French appetizer is absolutely divine bringing to life the traditional flavors and tastes right in your kitchen. Entertain in style with a recipe that is truly special.
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Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time10 Min
Ready In20 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyServings4
CuisineFrenchCourseAppetizer
MethodBlenderSpecialityWedding
Main IngredientVegetable

Ingredients

 
1 small eggplant (1 pound)
 
1 cup water
 
1/4 teaspoon salt
 
1/3 cup olive or vegetable oil
 
2 tablespoons lemon juice
 
2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
 
1/2 teaspoon salt
 
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
 
1/8 teaspoon pepper
 
2 medium tomatoes, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
 
1 medium zucchini, thinly sliced (2 cups)
 
1 small onion, sliced and separated into rings
 
1 small green bell pepper, chopped (1/2 cup)
 
1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley

Directions

1. Cut eggplant into 1/2-inch cubes. Heat 1 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon salt to boiling in 3-quart saucepan. Add eggplant. Cover and heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 5 to 8 minutes or until tender; drain.
2. Mix oil, lemon juice, basil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the mustard and pepper in large glass or plastic bowl. Add eggplant and remaining ingredients; toss. Cover and refrigerate about 80 minutes or until chilled.

Comments

Anonymous says :

Hi, im just wondering if you know if substituting Red Bell peppers for Green ones will make a difference.
Posted on: 15 August 2009 - 3:14am

shantihhh says :

I prefer red bell peppers as the green can be bitter. You could use red, orange, yellow or ?
Posted on: 15 August 2009 - 12:31pm

shantihhh says :

In Nice they use Herbes de Provence in place of any others like thyme or basil-very nice version. Some villages in Provence have lavendre in the Herbes de provence-very nice taste and fragrance.
Posted on: 29 July 2007 - 10:09pm

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