Ratatouille Tartlets
These light party bites made with tomatoes, diced pepper, eggplant and a schmear of herbed cream cheese are surprisingly low in calories and fat.
Ingredients (14)
2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 medium red onion, diced
1 medium yellow bell pepper, diced
1 medium orange bell pepper, diced
1 medium zucchini, diced
1 medium yellow squash, diced
1/2 medium eggplant, peeled and diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 large ripe tomato, seeded and diced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
45 frozen mini phyllo shells (3 boxes of 15)
5 ounce herbed cream cheese
1 ounce fresh basil, chiffonade
Directions
Preheat oven to 400F.
Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook 2 minutes. Add yellow and orange bell peppers; cook 2 minutes. Add zucchini, yellow squash and eggplant; cook 2 minutes. Add garlic, tomato, salt and pepper; cook 1 minute. Transfer to a plate or tray to cool.
Arrange phyllo shells on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Evenly divide herbed cream cheese among shells, about 1/2 teaspoon in each. Top each with about 1 tablespoon ratatouille, or enough to fill.
Bake 8 minutes. Let cool 2 minutes. Arrange on a serving platter and top with fresh basil. Makes 45 tartlets.