My Delicious Organic Ratatouille

INGREDIENTS

• 6 Fresh juicy Tomatoes
• 1 Large Eggplant
• 12 Crimini Mushrooms
• 3 Medium Zucchini
• 2 Yellow Squash
• 2 cups of organic tomato sauce
• 1 Red Bell Pepper
• 1 Yellow Bell Pepper
• 1 tsp. Oregano
• 1 tsp. Basil
• 1 tsp. tarragon
• 1 tsp. Thyme
• 2 Sprigs Rosemary
• Sea Salt to taste
• 1/4 cup Cabernet wine
• 2 TBS. Maple Syrup

PREPARATION

1. Chop all the vegetable into chunks (bite size) place in the 7Qrt.
2. Starting with the tomatoes and then the rest of the ingredients in sequence.
3. Cover turn to medium, the valve clicks turn to low.
4. Cook for 20 minutes

BENEFITS OF TOMATOES

In the area of food and phytonutrient research, nothing has been hotter in the last several years than studies on the lycopene in tomatoes. This carotenoid found in tomatoes (and everything made from them) has been extensively studied for its antioxidant and cancer-preventing properties. The antioxidant function of lycopene-is its ability to help protect cells and other structures in the body from oxygen damage-has been linked in human research to the protection of DNA (our genetic material) inside of white blood cells. Prevention of heart disease has been shown to be another antioxidant role played by lycopene.