Pixar-Style Ratatouille

eggplant

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Zucchini is lower in calories and cabbage is often more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and vegetable oil is usually less expensive.

Boil water in a pot.

Slice tomatoes using a knife because they are delicate.

Use a mandolin to slice eggplant, zucchini, and bell peppers into thin pieces.

Place the sliced vegetables on a tray.

Collect the ends and scraps of the vegetables into a bowl for the sauce.

Cook the scraps, onions, and bell peppers with garlic to make the sauce.

Assemble the dish by spreading a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a baking dish.

Shingle the sliced vegetables on top of the sauce in a decorative pattern.

Cover the baking dish with a lid.

Bake the dish in the oven.

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