Well you don't have to be a vegetarian, but this recipe using Aubergines stuffed with ricotta and baked in a rich tomato sauce can make a delicious vegetarian dinner. Served simply with a green salad it is great tasting food, and can fit well into a LCHF menu plan.
Ingredients (Serves 3 - 4 )
2 aubergines cut length ways into 0.5cm / ¼ in thick strips
salt and freshly ground black pepper
olive oil for brushing
For The Filling
150g/5oz ricotta
150g/5oz buffalo mozzarella
pinch freshly grated nutmeg
2 spring onions, finely chopped
pinch freshly grated nutmeg
2 spring onions, finely chopped
For The Sauce
250ml/8fl oz extra virgin olive oil
450g/1lb cherry tomatoes, halved
250ml/8fl oz extra virgin olive oil
450g/1lb cherry tomatoes, halved
1 garlic clove, crushed
pinch sugar
salt and freshly ground black pepper
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/355F/Gas 4.
2. Season the aubergine slices well with salt and freshly ground black pepper and brush with oil.
3. Griddle / Grill for a couple of minutes on each side in a hot griddle pan, or until golden-brown grill marks are formed. Remove from the pan and drain on kitchen paper.
4. For the filling, mix the ricotta, mozzarella, nutmeg and spring onions together in a bowl.
5. Lay out all of the slices of aubergine onto a clean surface. Place about one teaspoon of filling at the bottom edge of each one.
6. Roll up the aubergine slices, like a cigar, around the filling, then rest them seam-side down on a plate.
6. Roll up the aubergine slices, like a cigar, around the filling, then rest them seam-side down on a plate.
7. For the sauce, heat the olive oil in a pan and add the cherry tomatoes.
8. Simmer for 8-10 minutes until the tomatoes begin to break down.
9. Remove from the heat and stir in the garlic and sugar. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
9. Remove from the heat and stir in the garlic and sugar. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
10. Spoon some of the sauce into the bottom of an ovenproof dish.
11. Carefully place the aubergine rolls, seam-side down onto the sauce, and spoon over the rest of the sauce.
12. Transfer to the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, until the cheese begins to melt.
13. To serve, spoon the rolls onto plates.
Serve with a lovely green salad ...... great tasting food.
Original recipe idea is here
All the best Jan
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