Home Cuisine's Mae Pike is making good use of all the varieties of squash in season showing  how to make a ratatouille.

Ratatouille

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil, plus more as needed

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 small eggplant, chopped

1 zucchini, chopped

1 pepper (red, green, or yellow), chopped

1 onion, chopped

3 small tomatoes, chopped

3 cloves garlic, pressed

2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

3 or 4 leaves fresh basil, chopped

Splash red wine vinegar

Directions

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large pan or Dutch oven. Cook the vegetables one at a time (separately) for 5 to 7 minutes, adding a little more oil as needed and seasoning with salt, in the following order: eggplant, zucchini, pepper, onion, and tomatoes.

Combine all of the cooked vegetables together in the pan, add the garlic, thyme, and basil and let simmer gently for 20 minutes. Add a splash of red wine vinegar, season with salt and pepper, and then turn off the heat. Serve hot, warm, or cold.

Home Cuisine

309 Wallace Avenue

Louisville, KY 40207

502-896-0666

 

www.homecuisineonline.com

 

Additional Information:

Nutritious, fresh meals

Tailored to help customers reach health goals

All dishes adhere to the American Diabetes

Association and the American Heart Association guidelines

All meals made without the use of white flour, sugar, canned ingredients or Trans fats

Home delivery option

About Mae Pike

Mae Pike learned to cook at her mother's hip. Many of her early memories are based around watching her mother, Chef Sandy Pike, fine-tune her recipes in the kitchens of some of Louisville's favorite eateries. Combining 25 years of experience in restaurants and event planning with her positive, upbeat personality, Mae can win over the pickiest of eaters.

About Home Cuisine

Since 2004, Home Cuisine has been preparing healthy, fresh, and delicious meals in Louisville, Kentucky. Our meal plans are tailored to meet our customers' weight management goals and dietary needs, including portion-controlled, vegan, and gluten-free plans. We are committed to using simple, high-quality ingredients, and never use bleached flours, refined sugars, trans-fats, or added preservatives. Home Cuisine adheres to the guidelines of both the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association.