Ratatouille with Herbed Mascarpone
This Ratatouille with Herbed Mascarpone is what dreams are made of. Tender roasted veggies with the most incredible herby mascarpone melting throughout each bite.
When the farmers markets are bursting with zucchini, summer squash and eggplant you know it’s Ratatouille season!!
I still recall the first time my husband made it and now I request it every summer!! On repeat.
I remember walking through the door after work and being greeted by incredible aromas. The kind of smells you get from lasagna baking or a bit pot of bolognese on the stove. Garlic, onion, tomatoes, herbs….
This weekend’s trip to the farmers market had exactly what we needed. When selecting your squash and eggplant, try and find similar diameters. Some variation is fine.
This recipe begins with a base of sauteed onion and garlic. Next you’ll add tomato paste and sauce to create the savory base for the sliced veggies. You’ll spread that in the bottom of a round oven proof baking dish.
We find it easiest to assemble stacks of alternating eggplant, zucchini and yellow squash then lay them on top of the sauce layer as shown.
To finish, drizzle with a nice garlic herb oil. We included minced fresh basil and thyme.
Then it’s into a 375 degree F. oven for an hour. We topped with parchment paper for the first 30 minutes.
Before serving the Ratatouille, add a generous dollop of herbed mascarpone cheese. The slightly sweet creamy flavor combination is incredible. The mascarpone melts down into the savory roasted veggies.
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Ratatouille with Herbed Mascarpone
Ingredients
For the Ratatouille
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup fine diced sweet onion
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 small diameter eggplant About 1 1/2" – 2" thickness
- 2 small diameter zucchini About 1 1/2" – 2" thickness
- 2 small yellow summer squash About 1 1/2" – 2" thickness
- 1 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 1 cup tomato sauce we used marinara sauce
For the Garlic Herb Oil Drizzle
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only fine chopped
- 1 handful fresh basil leaves fine chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the Herbed Mascarpone
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1 sprig fresh thyme, leaves only fine chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves fine chopped
Instructions
For the Ratatouille
- Saute 1 cup diced onion with 3 cloves minced garlic in olive oil until onion is translucent. Add in tomato paste and sauce and heat through. Pour into bottom of 10-inch round oven proof baking dish.
- Slice eggplant, zucchini and yellow summer squash into very thin rounds. Assemble them into stacks, alternating eggplant, zucchini, squash. Lay stacks on top of sauce as shown in pictures above.
For the Garlic Herb Oil Drizzle
- Mince thyme leaves and fresh basil. Combine with minced garlic and olive oil. Drizzle over vegetables.
- Cover with either parchment paper or foil and bake for 1 hour, removing parchment paper after 30 minutes.
For the Herbed Mascarpone
- Mince thyme leaves and fresh garlic. Stir into mascarpone cheese. Spoon over warm ratatouille.
Recipe adapted from Disney’s Ratatouille Recipe
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11 Comments
Barbara
I just wanted to follow up and tell you that I made a scaled back version of this without the eggplant as I was serving only myself, and it was delicious! I’ll definitely try the full recipe sometime when having company. Thank you for sharing.
libby
Great! I’m glad you liked it! One thing about this recipe is it reheats beautifully! Thanks for the update Barbara :)
John Radner
Delicious. Everyone enjoyed it.
libby
I’m so glad. Thanks for the feedback!
S
This was so delicious! My mom made it and brought it to me for lunch. The mascarpone is everything!
libby
Your Mom sounds amazing!! xoxo
Nick
This is a great recipe! We made it last night and everyone loved it!
libby
Yay!! Thanks for sharing!
Sarah
Beautiful recipe to use heirloom pottery.
Sarah
These beautiful food pics make my mouth water. Such a great recipe opportunity to use heirloom pottery.
libby
You know I love my dishes!!