A quick post this time - I’m moving today and lots of boxes surround me right now.
If you like veggies, please, make this dish. It couldn’t be simpler and the flavors are so good. Serve it with some crusty bread and you’ve got yourself a meal.
Grilled eggplant with tomatoes and cheese
inspired by a recipe from Family Food
2 eggplants, sliced
1/3 cup (80ml) olive oil*
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 lb 2 oz (510g) cherry tomatoes, halved
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 teaspoons capers, drained
½ cup mozzarella – the one I used seems to be similar to Monterey Jack cheese
¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
small basil leaves, to garnish – it was raining heavily so I couldn’t go outside to pick them
Preheat the oven to 200ºC/392ºF.
Heat a nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Brush the eggplant slices with some of the oil. Grill the slices on both sides until they are soft and begin to brown, then lay them in a large, shallow baking dish. Season with salt and pepper.
Heat the rest of the oil in a small saucepan, add the cherry tomatoes and garlic, then fry briefly until the tomatoes just start to soften. Add the capers for a minute. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the tomatoes over the eggplant, and sprinkle the mozzarella and the parmesan on top.
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and golden. Remove from the oven then sprinkle the basil leaves over the top. Serve at once.
* garlic is not my best friend when it comes to digestion, so I used garlic infused olive oil and omitted the garlic cloves.
Serves 4
So simple and delicious Patricia...good luck with moving.
ReplyDeleteYou're posting a blog post in the middle of moving? You, my dear, are a super blogger!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious and perfect for the produce which is in our farmers' market right now. Plus it looks like just the sort of thing to keep your strength up while moving.
Hope you're settled in your new place soon and enjoying it. Best of luck with the move!
Good luck moving!
ReplyDeleteThe dish looks delicious!
You're moving? I hope you have a great kitchen so you can make more fabulous food! Like this dish, which looks delicious. I just love eggplant, and cheese, and tomatoes, all together, mmmmm. ;)
ReplyDeleteRemember to take a little time to relax, we'll be here when you're done unpacking. :)
Looks like a great meal to me.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the move!
Good luck with the move!
ReplyDeleteHaving moved a bunch of times, I know how stressful it can be, so I'll be thinking of you!
Haha, that's blogging commitment for you! Good luck with the move!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the best ways to prepare eggplant in my opinion. You can maybe submit this to Wandering Chopsticks's Weeked Wokking :)
Hope your move goes well.
ReplyDeleteThis dish is full of lovely flavours and colours - wonderful.
good luck with the move my sweet friend! this is one awesome looking dish - I simply adore eggplants and this is simply luscious!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the move! This dish looks like a great way to use up some of the millions of cherry tomatoes I'm getting!
ReplyDeleteWhat satisfying-looking dish! Best of luck with the move!
ReplyDeleteOh, I don't envy you the move. I've never enjoyed the process of boxing up all your worldly goods and then trying to find things again on the other end of the move. I hope all goes smoothly for you.
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy Patricia , moving ??? where to ?
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the move, I'll be doing that soon and I'm dreading it, I hate the process of packing and unpacking.
ReplyDeleteThat dish looks delicious though!
How the heck did you have time to post today? You amaze me, Patricia! Best of luck moving. I hope we learn more about it. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd you managed to find time to post and say hello... Hope all goes well! xoxoxo
ReplyDeletePastricia,all the best with your move...admire your commitmrnt to blogging in the midst of it :-)
ReplyDelete...love eggplants and your dish looks lovely :-)
The eggplant looks delicious. I have moved several times over the past few years and it is always exhausting!
ReplyDeleteHappy housewarming to you!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! Congrats on the move, may your new home be full of love and blessings!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! The dish looks great! Love eggplant!
ReplyDeleteI hope the move goes well! Good luck.
ReplyDeleteAnd you had time to blog?! Hope all goes well with the move :)
ReplyDeleteIt is only a food blogger that will post on the day that she moves!!! I wish you a new home full of happiness and love.
ReplyDeleteThe grilled eggplant looks delicious though.
You are moving and you still manage to cook such a delicious looking meal. Good luck with the move!
ReplyDeleteMmm, I love eggplant. This dish has got it going on.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the move!
I can't believe your posting while moving! You are super-woman! This looks awesome. All roasted and gooey, I mean wow!
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS A NICE RECIPE. I ALWAYS GET CONFUSED HOW TO BAKE EGGPLANT AND USUALLY THEY TASTE REALLY BLAND. I LL GIVE THIS A TRY :-) THANKS
ReplyDeleteHow in the world did you find time to post while moving?? But I'm glad you did, because I have all the ingredients for this!
ReplyDeleteHi Patricia,
ReplyDeleteHope the move has not been too tiring. I hate moving and have done it heaps of times due to my overseas tertiary studies.
This recipe sounds delicious. Always on a look out for more eggplant recipes.
xxNora
p/s: poppyseeds are banned in Singapore. I feel your pain....
Lovely dish! I always hate moving, and hope your day went smoothly and that by now you have everything into the new place.
ReplyDeleteThat looks colorful & delicious!
ReplyDeletePete, thank you!
ReplyDeleteJulie, and you are a super friend - thank you for your support!
Linda, thank you!
LyB, darling, my kitchen is bigger now, yay!!!
Joao and I have organized many things, but there are many more to come still. :)
RecipeGirl, thank you!
Nic, it's very tiring, isn't it?
Thank you!
Mark, I have to check that event out, I don't know about it!
Thank you, my friend!
Antonia, thank you, darling!
Meeta, my dear, thank you!
Deb, I hope you try it@
Ann, thank you!
Lynn, it's tiring and takes forever... :S
Kate, 3 blocks away from where I used to live. :)
Bri, my heart will go out to you when it's your time to move, darling!
Susan, it was a quick post, before my Internet connexion was unplugged. :)
Cris, thank you, darling! xx
Sunita, thanks, sweetie!
Debbie, very exhausting indeed!
Aimée, tks, darling!
Sara, thank you for your kind words, sweetie!
Melody, thank you!
Kristen, lots of boxes, my friend. :)
Tks!
Maya, just a couple of minutes. :)
Tks!
Nina, your words mean a lot to me, thank you!
Syrie, it had to be a quick recipe, like this one here. :)
Tks, darling!
Emiline, thank you!!
Cathy, I just wanted to share this with you, my dear readers!
Natalie, tks for stopping by! I hope you like it!
Pam, it was a quick post. ;)
Nora, so you know how I feel, about both the moving and the poppy seeds! :)
Lydia, I hate moving, too, my friend. It's so tiring!
MPG, thank you!
good luck with the move!! I recently moved a couple months ago and lost a pot lid :(
ReplyDeleteThis eggplant dish looks amazing - I especially love the melted cheese on top :)
Cheese makes everything better. That looks really good.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the move - there's nothing I despise more than that awful "neither-here-nor-there" feeling of a move...
ReplyDeleteThis dish looks wonderful - like eggplant parmesan but with 90% less hassle. I'll definitely be trying it.
Mmm look at all that cheese! And I've been saying to myself I want to try cooking eggplant. Good luck with the move!
ReplyDeleteMmm look at all that cheese! And I've been saying to myself I want to try cooking eggplant. Good luck with the move!
ReplyDeletei'm not an eggplant eater so i won't be making this one - but i hope you are settling into your new home nicely! :)
ReplyDeleteNot sure how I missed this recipe, but I'm glad I found it now!
ReplyDeleteI hope your move went well. This eggplant dish looks wonderful, right up my alley!
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