Oven-roasted Ratatouille #DeliaSmith

This ratatouille recipe is from Delia’s Vegetarian Collection book…
Friends of mine swear by this recipe , must be the coriander seeds !

You need for 4 fashionista and 34 models as a side dish:

2 medium courgettes
1 heaped teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed
3 tablespoons olive oil
freshly milled black pepper
1 small aubergine
1 rounded dessertspoon salt
1 lb (450g) ripe Italian tomatoes or any other red tomatoes
1 small red pepper, de-seeded and cut into 1 in (2.5 cm) squares
1 small yellow pepper, de-seeded and cut into 1 in (2.5 cm) squares
1 medium onion, peeled and chopped into 1 in (2.5 cm) squares
2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 handful fresh basil leaves,

• Prepare the zucchini/courgettes and aubergine ahead of time by cutting them into 1 in (2.5 cm) dice, leaving the skins on.
• Now place them in a colander and mix them with one rounded dessertspoon of salt.
• Then place a plate on top of them and weigh it down with a heavy weight, making sure you have a plate underneath the colander to catch the drips.
• Leave them like this for an hour so that any bitter juices can drain out. Meanwhile, pour boiling water over the tomatoes, leave them for one minute exactly, then drain, slip the skins off and quarter the flesh. You can also watch how to do this in our Cookery School Video.
• When the aubergines and courgettes have drained, squeeze out any excess juice, then dry them thoroughly in a clean cloth.
• Pre-heat the oven to its highest setting.
• Now arrange the tomatoes, aubergines, courgettes, peppers and onion on the roasting tray, sprinkle with the garlic, torn-up basil leaves, crushed coriander seeds and pepper.
• Drizzle the oil over, then mix thoroughly to get a good coating of oil.
• Roast on the highest shelf of the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender and tinged brown at the edges.
• Serve straight away.
NB: This pic with tomatoes on vine from Delicious