Ratatouille of Grilled Vegetables
- 1 medium eggplant
- 2 medium summer squash
- 1 large onion
- 2 sweet peppers
- 3 ripe tomatoes
- Olive oil
- 2 to 3 garlic cloves, chopped fine
- Salt
- 10 basil leaves, chopped or cut into thin strips
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Prepare all the vegetables, seasoning them with salt as you go.
- Trim the ends from: 1 medium eggplant, 2 medium summer squash.
- Cut into 1/4 -inch slices.
- Peel and cut crosswise into 1/4 -inch-thick slices: 1 large onion.
- Cut in half lengthwise and remove the stem and seeds from: 2 sweet peppers.
- Remove the core from: 3 ripe tomatoes.
- Cut off the ends and then cut in half crosswise.
- Prepare a medium-hot fire and place a grill over it to preheat.
- When the fire is ready, clean the grill well and oil it using a cloth or paper towels.
- Pile up a few coals under part of the grill to make the fire hotter there.
- Brush all the vegetables with: Olive oil.
- Put the tomatoes cut side down on the grill over the hottest area of the fire.
- Leave them for 3 to 4 minutes, turn them, cook them another 4 minutes, and remove them from the grill.
- At the same time arrange the other vegetables over the medium-hot fire and grill them about 4 minutes on each side.
- Keep turning as needed to keep them from burning, checking for doneness at the stem ends.
- Remove when tender and set aside to cool down.
- When all the vegetables are grilled and cool enough to handle, cut them into 1/2-inch squares.
- Combine in a bowl with: 2 to 3 garlic cloves, chopped fine, Salt, 10 basil leaves, chopped or cut into thin strips, 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed with more oil, salt, basil, or garlic.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
eggplant, summer, onion, sweet peppers, tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, salt, basil, extravirgin olive oil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/ratatouille-of-grilled-vegetables-387074 (may not work)