Ratatouille and Goat Cheese Salad

This delicious salad is easy to make and a little slice of heaven on the taste buds.  

Serves 4

Ingredients:

8 slices Roma tomatoes ½” thick 8 slices Japanese eggplant ½” rounds 4 slices goat cheese ½” thick 12 slices yellow zucchini on a bias ½” thick 1 green pepper seeded and quartered 4 slices red onion cut into ½” rounds salt and pepper to taste 2 tbsp fresh basil julienne ½ cup Italian dressing

Method:

Lay out eggplant into a colander and sprinkle with a little salt. Allow to sit for about 20 minutes. This removes bitterness in eggplant.  Starting with eggplant lay out onto 4 salad plates.  Next stack tomato, zucchini, red onion, green pepper then goat cheese.  Repeat with remaining ingredients.  Drizzle with Italian dressing.  Top each with fresh basil

Enjoy.