Ingredients
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3 large eggplantssliced
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3-4 large ripe tomatoesgrated or finely chopped (or 500g tinned tomatoes)
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1 red onion
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3-4 garlic clovesminced
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2-3 stalks fresh basil
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1/3 cup parsleychopped
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1 tsp dried oregano
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2 tsp tomato paste
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150-200g feta cheesecrumbled
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6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
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to taste, as necessary sea salt
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to taste, as necessary ground black pepper
Directions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius
- Cut eggplants (aka. aubergines) into ½ inch thick slices and lay slices out on a baking sheet. Salt the slices and set aside
- After 20 minutes pat the top of each slice with kitchen paper towel to remove any moisture as well as excess salt
- Lightly brush each slice with olive oil and place in the oven for 20 minutes and turning slices onto other side after the first 10 minutes
- Simultaneously, in a pan over medium heat sauté finely chopped onions and minced garlic for about 5 minutes
- Lower the heat to medium-low and add tomatoes, paste, parsley, oregano, salt and pepper. Let this simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Remove tray from oven and top the eggplant slices with the tomato mixture and some crumbled pieces of feta.
- Bake in the oven for about another 15 minutes until the cheese begins to soften.
- Remove from oven, top with more feta (if you want) and chopped basil and serve.
Tips:
- If needed: If the mixture starts to look a little dry feel free to add a little water or a splash of white wine!
- Optional: As I love veggies, I sometimes add sliced zucchini to the mix also – try it if you want to add more greens to the dish!
- Also: be careful with adding salt as feta cheese is already salty.
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Lovely recipe !!! I used fresh tomatoes and grated them before adding the in the mix.
Thank you so much – I appreciate it 🙂 fresh is the way to go!
This was the first recipe I cooked from Exploring Flavours and I was not at all disappointed! Simple but very yummy as either a side or main dish. I can’t wait to try the other recipes! 😀
I am so glad you enjoyed the dish! My aim is to come up with recipes that everyone can enjoy and that are easy to make 🙂 look for new vegan recipes coming up soon and also as the weather is getting a little warmer, more spring-summery dishes will pop up soon. Stay tuned 🙂 x