All my ingredients (except the garlic & olive oil) were grown on the allotment.

I chopped up the baby aubergines.

Tossed the aubergines in olive oil and a little salt.

Then popped them in the oven to roast for about 30 minutes at 180c fan oven.

The peppers were then sliced up.

After tossing the peppers in olive oil they were put onto a tray and put in the oven to roast.

I chopped up the onions very quickly as they sometimes make me cry.

Also chopped up a couple of garlic cloves and the courgettes..

The onions were cooked first for about 5 minutes to soften them followed by the garlic & courgettes.

While the courgettes cooked I roughly chopped the tomatoes.

All the tomatoes were then tipped into the saucepan and cooked with occasional stirring for about ten minutes.

The roasted aubergines and peppers were removed from the oven and added to the saucepan.

After a stir the ratatouile was left to simmer for about half an hour.

The best bit was eating it! I sprinkled it with some farmhouse cheddar cheese ate with garlic bread.

All the quantities can be varied according to what you have available.

I love ratatouille!

Horace the Alresford Bear 22/8/26