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March
Aubergine Parmigiano
As we move ever closer to the summer, my eating habits tend to change. I start to move more towards lighter, fresher dishes than the heavy comforting stodge of winter food. It also makes a nice change to have a completely vegetarian dish. Aubergines are a vegetable I don’t use often enough, so I decided to make a dish that had them as the star. This dish is full of healthy vegetables and, apart from the little cheese on top, is very low-fat.
Aubergine Parmigiano
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| Serves | 4 |
Ingredients
- 2 Aubergine
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 2 Large Onions (finely diced)
- 2 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 3 Large Carrots (peeled and diced)
- 2 Courgettes (finely chopped)
- 2 teaspoons Dried Basil
- 2 400g tins Chopped Tomatoes
- 1 Vegetable Stock Cube
- 50g Parmigiano Cheese (finely grated)
- 125g Low Fat Mozzarella
Directions
| 1. | Wash the aubergine, and slice into disks to your preferred thickness, approximately 5mm to 1cm |
| 2. | Brush the aubergine slices with a little oil, then fry in a heated grill pan until each side is browned, then set to one side |
| 3. | Pre-heat the oven to Gas 4 /180°C / 350°F |
| 4. | Heat the oil in a saute pan, and fry the onions until soft, then add the minced garlic |
| 5. | Add in the carrots and courgettes and saute for a further 15 minutes, or until the carrot is softened slightly |
| 6. | Add in the tomatoes and basil. Crumble in the stock cube and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the carrots are soft and the liquid has reduced |
| 7. | Pour a third of the sauce to cover the bottom of an oven proof dish |
| 8. | Top with half the aubergine slices then add the 2nd third of sauce |
| 9. | Repeat with the last layer of aubergine and final sauce layer. Cover with slices of mozzarella and sprinkle the grated parmigiano |
| 10. | Bake for 30 - 40 minutes until browned on top. Serve with a green salad and some garlic bread |
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