Roasted ratatouille

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420 g canned chopped tomatoes
2 cloves garlic, minced
1½ ts salt
¾ ts freshly ground black pepper
½ ts sugar
1 tbs finely chopped fresh parsley
½ ts  dried thyme
6 tbs  extra virgin olive oil
1 red onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
2 red peppers, cut into strips
1 green pepper, cut into strips
2 zucchini, cut into 1.5 cm rounds
1 eggplant, cut into 2.5 cm cubes

Preheat oven to 200°C.
Mix together the canned tomatoes, garlic, salt, pepper, sugar, parsley and thyme until combined.
Oil a baking dish with 2 tbs of the olive oil. Start by layering a quarter of the sliced onion in the bottom of the baking dish then top with a quarter each of red and green peppers, zucchini and eggplant. Spoon a quarter of the tomato mixture and 1 tbs of olive oil over each layer. Repeat the process to make 4 layers.
Cover and bake for 45 ms, then uncover and bake for a further 30 m.

Remove from the oven and allow to stand for 10 ms, then stir the roasted vegetables together before serving.

*Serve tossed with pasta and white beans, nestled in a baguette with brie, served on the side of grilled tuna, mixed with couscous and chickpeas; used as a pizza topping with anchovies and olives; and stirred through a shrimp risotto.