Ratatouille salad

More things you can make in advance of a hurricane, that can be eaten at room temperature.

Recipe adapted from Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian:

1 eggplant, diced
1 large squash or zucchini, diced
1-2 large tomatoes, diced
1 shallot, diced
1-2 garlic cloves, diced
olive oil
fresh thyme
fresh lemon juice

Saute the eggplant in the olive oil for 10 minutes or so, until soft. Remove from the pan and set aside. In the same pan, add a little more oil and saute the squash for about 2 minutes. Add the onion and garlic, cook for 1 minute. Add the tomato and thyme, cook for 1 minute. Empty the pan into the bowl with the eggplant, sprinkle with salt and pepper and lemon juice, and mix together. Can be served cold or at room temperature.