Recipes for the season: Classic Ratatouille

Ingredients

• 1 medium eggplant, cut into 1″ dice
• 2 medium zucchini, sliced into ½″ rounds
• 1 large yellow onion, sliced
• 1 sweet red pepper, cut into 1″ dice
• 1 green pepper, cut into 1″ dice
• 3 medium tomatoes, cut into 1″ dice
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• Olive oil
• 1 Tbs minced fresh oregano (or 1 tsp dried)
• 1 Tbs minced fresh thyme (or 1 tsp dried)
• 1 handful of fresh basil, finely chopped (or 1 Tbs dried)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 Tbs coarse salt, or to taste
• 1 tsp ground pepper, or to taste