Ratatouille

Ratatouille (that's fun to say!) is not only a lovable animated film title, it's also a very common and tasty vegetable dish that happens to be compatible with a diabetic diet. Everybody who cooks it does so differently; this is my take.

Ingredients

1 medium eggplant, skin on, cubed
1 onion, sliced
2 red, orange or yellow peppers, cubed
2 yellow squash, cubed
2 zucchini, cubed
3-4 cloves garlic, sliced thin or minced
1 28 oz. can whole tomatoes with juice
1 container Cherub (grape) tomatoes
2 Tbsp olive oil
4-5 sprigs fresh thyme
1 sprig fresh rosemary
2 Tbsp fresh basil, ribboned
Salt and pepper to taste

Sweat onions in olive oil until lightly caramelized. Add garlic and cook for 2 min. Add in vegetables a cup or so at a time and stir into cooking ingredients. Add thyme and rosemary. When the vegetables are tender, add the canned and fresh tomatoes. Add salt and pepper. Cook until all ingredients are fork tender. Finally, add in basil and stir off heat.

This. Is. Delicious. And at 15 carbs per 1.5 cups, it's a winner. I'll eat 3 cups of this with a bit of chicken and call it a meal. 30 carbs ftw!

~David