Thursday, April 10, 2008

Ratatouille Pasta Salad

Hey everyone! Come check out this recipe that I found on the Internet a while ago. It's called:
Ratatouille Pasta Salad
Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ready in 1 hour & 15 minutes
Serves: 8 People
Ingredients:
  • 4 whole tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 whole eggplant, cubed and soaked in cold water for 30 minutes
  • 1 whole yellow onion chopped
  • 2 whole zucchini, cubed
  • 1 Tbsp. of Herbes de Provence
  • 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 bag whole wheat rotini pasta
  • 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1 container of feta cheese, crumbled

Preparation:

  1. Saute onion in olive oil until barely translucent.
  2. Add garlic and cook until garlic begins to turn slightly golden.
  3. Add tomatoes. zucchini, and eggplant to the onion mixture and continue to saute over medium heat until the tomatoes begin to break down and release their juices.
  4. All the other vegetables will become tender yet still slightly firm.
  5. Add Herbes de Provence (to taste) and salt and pepper (to taste).
  6. Remove ratatouille from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
  7. Cook pasta according to package direction, shocking the pasta in cold water after cooking.
  8. Toss the ratatouille and pasta together in a large bowl.
  9. Drizzle over salad with olive oil and sprinkle feta cheese.
  10. Serve and enjoy!

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