Stuffed egg plant
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- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
3 medium egg plants3 tbsp olive oillarge garlic clovebasil (about 2 tbsp)6 drained anchovy fillets175g mozzarella sliced3 large tomatoes sliced1 1/2 tbsp caperssalt and pepper
Slice eggplants in half lengthways.
Useing a teaspoon, get out the pulpy centres of the eggplants until you get a shell no less than ¼ inch thick.
Chop the pulp.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion until softened.
Stir in the chopped pulp, crushed garlic and half the basil.
Season with salt and pepper and cook over a low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring now and then. After this, stir in the chopped anchovies.
Preheat the oven to gas mark 4, 350°F (180°C) and arrange eggplant shells in a roasting tin or baking dish.
Spoon the onion/pulp mixture into the shells, then arrange alternate slices of cheese and tomato on top of each eggplant half and sprinkle with the chopped capers.
Finally, sprinkle with the remaining basil and dribble a little more olive oil over each.
Season and bake, uncovered, in the top of the oven for 40 minutes.
serve hot with brown rice or salad for a yummy satisfying tea - 1/2 per person for a light meal or one whole egg plant for a more substantial meal
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HAPPYROO.
Useing a teaspoon, get out the pulpy centres of the eggplants until you get a shell no less than ¼ inch thick.
Chop the pulp.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion until softened.
Stir in the chopped pulp, crushed garlic and half the basil.
Season with salt and pepper and cook over a low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring now and then. After this, stir in the chopped anchovies.
Preheat the oven to gas mark 4, 350°F (180°C) and arrange eggplant shells in a roasting tin or baking dish.
Spoon the onion/pulp mixture into the shells, then arrange alternate slices of cheese and tomato on top of each eggplant half and sprinkle with the chopped capers.
Finally, sprinkle with the remaining basil and dribble a little more olive oil over each.
Season and bake, uncovered, in the top of the oven for 40 minutes.
serve hot with brown rice or salad for a yummy satisfying tea - 1/2 per person for a light meal or one whole egg plant for a more substantial meal
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HAPPYROO.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 247.4
- Total Fat: 14.5 g
- Cholesterol: 26.4 mg
- Sodium: 409.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 21.8 g
- Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
- Protein: 11.3 g
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