Southern Italian Ratatouille

This was adopted from the Recipezaar account. After having made this recipe I have made several changes to better suit my tastes.

• Ready In: 5 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 3 1⁄2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup leek, white part only, thinly sliced
•  salt, to taste
•  fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 1  tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1  tablespoon fresh thyme, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup red bell pepper (1/4 inch dice)
• 2  green zucchini, diced (1/4 inch dice)
• 2 (400 g) cans chopped tomatoes
• 1 (150 g) packet  Baby Spinach
• 100  g black olives, sliced

Directions

1. Heat oil in frying pan add leek and garlic and cook until softened. 5 to 10 minutes.
2. Add thyme, red peppers, zucchini and tomatoes to slow cooker and cook on low for 5 hours.
3. Stir though spinach one handful at a time until wilted.
4. Add olives, and leave to heat through 20 minutes.
5. Serve!