Ingredients serve 6

2 large red (bell) peppers quartered and seeded .

 1 large aubergine sliced lenghtways

2 large courgettes (zucchini) sliced lenghtways .

6 tablespoon olive oil.

1 large red onion thinly sliced

75gr raisins

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

400gr tomato passata . 2 tablespoon powered gelatine

. fresh basil to garish

. For the dressing

6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons red wine

Vinegar

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Place the peppers skin side up under a hot grill and cook until the skills are blackened .

Transfer to a bowl and cover with a plate . leave to cool . Aarrange the slice of aubergines and courgettes on seperate baking sheet , brush them with a little olive oil and cook under the grill ,  turning them occasionally until they are tender and golden brown . heat vthe remaining olive oil in a frying pan and add the sliced onion , raisins , tomato puree and red wine vinegar . cook until the mixture is soft and syrupy. Set aside and leave to cool in a frying pan . line a 1.75litre terrine with cleat film (plastic wrap) 

It helps if you lightly oil the terrine , first . leave a little clear film overhanging the sides of the container. Pour half of the tomato puree’ into a pan and sprinkle with the gelatine . leave for 5 minutes to soften , then dissolve gently over  a low heat stairring prevent any lumbs from foaming . place a layer of the grilled red peppers in the base of the terrine and pour in enough of the tomato passata with gelatine to cover it . Continue layerine the vegtables pouring over each layer, finishing with a layer of red peppers . add the remaining tomato puree to the mixture in the frying pan and pour into the terrine . give a sharp tap to dispense the juice .

Cover and chill until set .

To make the dressing Whisk together the oil and the vinegar , then season to taste . turn out of the terrine the clear film . Serve in thick slices drizzled with dressing and garished with basil leaves . if you don’t own a terrine , you use a loaf tin instead . it will need to be lined with clear film

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