Grilled Eggplant with herbs and tomatoes
A vegeterian dish for long Sunday afternoons.
Made with Pelati
Mutti® Whole Peeled Tomatoes (Pelati) are plump, firm and versatile. These sun-ripened 100% Italian tomatoes have a rich flavor, dense texture, and bright red color. With only tomatoes and tomato juice, no additives or preservatives, they break down quickly when cooked. They are ideal for a wide range of recipes, from soups to stews to sauces. Use them in marinara sauce, on Neapolitan pizza, or in an anytime BLT.
Easy
Ingredients
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1
eggplant (400g)
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400
g
Mutti whole peleed tomatoes
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30
g
capers
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60
g
green pitted olives
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50
g
breadcrumbs
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30
g
grated pecorino cheese
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1
spring onion
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40
ml
extra virgin olive oil
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fresh basil
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1
tablespoon
pine nuts
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salt
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Grilled Eggplant with herbs and tomatoes: Method
- Cut the white part of the spring onion into thin slices and sauté them in a pan with a couple of tablespoons of oil.
- Add the Mutti Pelati and cook for about 10 minutes, letting the sauce reduce.
- Season with salt.
- Cut the aubergines into 3 mm thick slices.
- Grill them on a hot cast iron plate on both sides.
- Chop the capers and olives, combine the mince in a bowl, add the breadcrumbs and pecorino.
- Season with a drizzle of oil and plenty of julienned basil.
- Soften with a couple of tablespoons of tomato sauce.
- Stuff the aubergine slices with a little filling, close them in a half-moon shape and place them in an ovenproof dish.
- Cover them with the sauce, sprinkle them with oil, sprinkle them with pine nuts and put them in the oven for 10 minutes at 170 °C.
- Serve hot or warm with fresh chopped basil.
