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Vegetarian eggplant, my way

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Ingredients

  • 1 large eggplant
  • 1 zucchini 
  • 1 pepper
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 onion
  • grated cheese (gruyere, swiss or cheese of your choice)
  • olive oil
  • salt
  •   5 pepper corns
  •   chives

Details

Servings 2
Level of difficulty Easy
Preparation time 15mins
 Cooking time 30mins
 Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Cut the eggplant in half, keeping the tail. With a knife, hollow out the eggplant. Keep the flesh, and cut it into cubes. Cook the hollowed out eggplant at 350 ° F for 15 minutes ..

Step 2

Chop the onion. Brown in a skillet with olive oil. When it becomes translucent, add the diced eggplant.

Step 3

Cut the zucchini and bell pepper into cubes. Then add the diced vegetables to the skillet.

Step 4

When well browned, add the diced tomato.

Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Then uncover for 10 minutes.

Salt and pepper.

Step 5

Fill the eggplants with this mixture. Top with cheese and place in oven to grill at 450 ° F for 15 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 3 large eggplants
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped basil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 4 cup shredded cheese


Method

  1. Mix the olive oil, chopped basil, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl.
  2. Carefully slice the eggplant on it's side in a cross-hatch pattern, without cutting all the way through.
  3. Lay the eggplants inside an oven-safe baking tray.
  4. Pour the oil mixture over the eggplants, taking care to pour between the slices.
  5. Stuff the gaps in the eggplant with shredded cheese.
  6. Cook in the oven at 355°F for 45 minutes, until the flesh is cooked and the cheese totally melted.
  7. Serve and enjoy!

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