Check the aubergine is tender
At the end try a thicker eggplant piece or test with a fork. It should be soft and not firm and spongy.
Everyday cooking Recipe
Air fryer ratatouille
The air fryer version of the French vegetable dish is cooked in coarse pieces, not layered as a fine slice spiral. The vegetables are stirred several times and are then added with basil.
Total time
48 min
Calories
138 kcal
Servings
2 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Why this recipe works
Do not fill the form to the edge
For about 550 g vegetables a flat heat-resistant shape of about 18 by 14 cm with a sufficiently high edge is suitable. The vegetables should lie at most about 4 cm high and can still be stirred. The dish must leave room for the airflow in the basket all around. Two vegetable side dishes without bread or rice are included; the hot-air fryer replaces the simmering on the stove with several short cooking phases.
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Recipe
Air fryer ratatouille
Aubergine, pepper and onion get a head start. Add courgette and tomatoes to the same shallow dish later and cook into a juicy vegetable side.
Ingredients
2 servings
Method
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1
Cut the vegetables
Cut eggplant and zucchini into approximately 1.5 cm cubes, peppers into similarly large pieces and onion into small wedges. Dice tomatoes separately and pick up their juice. Provide a matching shallow dish.
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2
Pre-cook the firmer vegetables
Mix eggplant, pepper and onion with oil, salt and pepper in the dish. Preheat for 3 minutes to 180 °C if necessary. Put the mould in the basket and cook for about 10 minutes at 180 °C, stir in 5 minutes.
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3
Add the courgette and tomatoes
Add zucchini, garlic and tomatoes with juice. Mix everything and cook for about 15 minutes at 180 °C. Stir again after 8 minutes, so that dry pieces on top mix into the tomato juice.
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4
Check tenderness and cooking juices
Cook for another 5 minutes until the eggplant is particularly soft. In case of solid vegetables extend; spread flatter with too much free liquid and cook briefly. Add the basil and serve two side dishes.
Kitchen know-how
Tips for Air fryer ratatouille
Use juicy tomatoes
Tomatoes deliver the liquid for cooking. Very dry fruits can make a small additional sip of water necessary.
Variations
How to adapt this recipe
Replace red peppers with the same cleaned amount of yellow. The graded addition of the vegetables remains unchanged.
After the complete soft cooking, add 40 g of crushed feta and bake briefly. This is an additional variant, not the classic basic vegetable version.
Nutrition per serving
138kcal
10.7 gCarbohydrates
2.9 gProtein
8.0 gFat
Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about Air fryer ratatouille
No. Here coarse pieces are prepared and stirred during cooking. It is not a decorative layered vegetable gratin.
Aubergine, pepper and onion need a time advantage here. Zucchini and tomatoes would disintegrate or dry out faster at the same long dry initial phase.
The dish belongs to the intended use in the basket, provided that the equipment instructions allow this. It must not completely block the airway.
The quantity is measured as a vegetable side dish. Bread, potatoes or cereals are added for a larger meal.
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