Diabetes-Friendly Lunch: Ratatouille

Looking for a diabetes-friendly lunch recipe? This delicious Ratatouille recipe is just the thing.

Ratatouille recipe

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 1T olive oil
• 1 onion, cut into chunks
• Black pepper and salt, to taste
• 1 aubergine, cubed
• 4 courgettes, cut into 2cm pieces
• 1 can tomatoes or 5 whole tomatoes, chopped
• 1T red wine vinegar

Method:

• Heat olive oil in a pot, add onion and black pepper, and cook until soft.
• Add aubergine and cook for 3-5 minutes.
• Add tomato, red wine vinegar and salt.
• Cover, and simmer until soft.
• Add courgettes and cook until soft.
• Serve on its own, or with a side of wholewheat bread or salad.

Top tip:

Make it your own by adding basil, thyme, chilli, smoked paprika, celery, leeks, butternut cubes, chickpeas or lentils.

Diabetes-friendly lunch ideas

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