Recipe: Tasty Ratatouille Salad

Ratatouille Salad. Add eggplant and remaining ingredients; toss. This gorgeous tomato salad recipe is beautiful for a summer lunch or picnic. Based on a classic ratatouille, it's packed with smoky grilled veggies, fresh, sweet tomatoes and loads of fresh herbs.

Heat a bit of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Prepare a grill for medium heat. There are so many ways to enjoy this rustic French dish. You can have Ratatouille Salad using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Ratatouille Salad

1. It's 1 of onion, sliced thin.
2. Prepare 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
3. You need 5 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
4. It's 1 cup of diced eggplant.
5. It's 1 of small zucchini, diced.
6. You need 1 of red bell pepper.
7. You need 1 of green bell pepper.
8. It's 1 of yellow bell pepper.
9. It's 2 cup of ripe tomatoes, peeled and deseeded.
10. It's 1/4 of ground black pepper.
11. You need 1 tsp of salt.
12. It's 1 tbs of chopped persely.

You can serve it over couscous, quinoa, pasta, baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, or simply eat it with a green salad or on its own. Spoon into a container and top with the rocket. Toss the rocket through just before eating. Make this Grilled Ratatouille Pasta Salad.

Ratatouille Salad step by step

1. Assemble all the ingredients.
2. In a saucepan cook onion, garlic and oil over medium low heat, stirring occasionally till pink and soft.
3. Add the eggplant and zucchini, stirring occasionally till soft.
4. Add the three bell peppers and stir, then cover with lid for 5 minutes.
5. Add the tomatoes, black pepper and salt and stir. Cover with lid and cook for 2 minutes.
6. Lastly, add in the parsley, stir the mixture then cover for 1 minute.
7. Serve the salad when still hot.

It is perfect for an easy summer lunch or dinner. It also travels well which makes it great for picnics or potlucks! I like to make a big bowl of pasta salad so we can enjoy leftovers the next day. It is tasty served immediately, when the veggies are still warm from the grill, but it is just as tasty. This smoky grilled veggie salad is guilt free.