Chickpea Ratatouille

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 20mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    341
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Vegetarian ratatouille packed with Mediterranean vegetables, such as eggplant, zucchini, peppers, herbs and chickpeas.

Inspired by: https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/chickpea-ratatouille-recipe/5vk2kks5

recipe updated 25 Jan 2022

Ingredients

  • Aubergine icon
    Aubergine
    1
  • Bell pepper icon
    Bell pepper
    2
  • Courgette icon
    Courgette
    2
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Fresh basil leaves icon
    Fresh basil leaves
    3 sprigs
  • Red onion icon
    Red onion
    1
  • Tomato icon
    Tomato
    2
  • Green beans icon
    Green beans
    300 g
  • Kalamata olives icon
    Kalamata olives
    80 g
  • Tinned chickpeas icon
    Tinned chickpeas
    400 g
  • Fresh basil leaves icon
    Fresh basil leaves
    1 sprig
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    3 tablespoons
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    5
  • Canned diced tomatoes icon
    Canned diced tomatoes
    400 g
  • Balsamic vinegar icon
    Balsamic vinegar
    1 ½ tablespoons
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    as needed
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    as needed
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon TM5
  • kCook icon Large cast iron skillet
  • kCook icon Tm5 bowl
  • kCook icon Serving plate
  • kCook icon Simmering basket
  • kCook icon Small bowl

Step preview

  1. Heat a large frying pan over high heat
  2. Add olive oil
  3. Add eggplant, bell pepper and zucchini
  4. Cook for approx.15 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden and softened
  5. Cover frying pan with a lid, reduce heat to low and cook for a further 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender
  6. Turn off the heat but leave the vegetables covered in frying pan
  7. Meanwhile, continue with the recipe
  8. Place lemon zest into the Thermomix mixing bowl
  9. Grate 40 sec/speed 8 or until finely grated
  10. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
  11. Place in a small bowl and set aside
  12. Without cleaning mixing bowl, place garlic and basil into mixing bowl
  13. Chop 6 sec/speed 6
  14. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
  15. Add onion
  16. Chop 4 sec/speed 5
  17. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
  18. Add fresh and canned tomatoes and balsamic vinegar
  19. Cook 14 min/100C/speed 2
  20. Insert simmering basket and weigh green beans into it
  21. Then cook 6-8 min/100C/speed 2 or until beans are cooked
  22. Remove the simmering basket with aid of spatula and place the beans into a large serving dish
  23. Place cooked vegetables from the frying pan in the serving dish
  24. Place the serving dish onto the Thermomix mixing bowl lid, then weigh olives and chickpeas into it
  25. Add reserved lemon zest and the reserved basil leaves
  26. Pour tomato mixture over the top and gently combine with the spatula
  27. Season with salt and pepper, then top with remaining basil leaves and an extra drizzle of olive oil to serve
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