“Something Blue” Roasted Vegetable Ratatouille

Ingredients

• 1 pound zucchini, thinly sliced
• 1 pound eggplant, thinly sliced
• 1 yellow Spanish onion, thinly sliced
• 1 pound red, yellow or orange bell peppers, thinly sliced (your pick)!
• 1 shallot, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 ½ pounds tomatoes, peeled and quartered (or 1 large can tomatoes)
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more as you need it
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 sprigs thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dry thyme
• 1 teaspoon Herbes de Provence*
• 1 teaspoon basil
• ½ tablespoon sugar
• Sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper