The rich taste of fried eggplants is perfectly complemented by tomatoes and garlic. These products can be used to make mouth-watering casseroles, snack rolls, stews, or even sandwiches. Supplement vegetables with cheese, peppers, herbs and other ingredients.
Eggplant frying
This tasty Mediterranean-style hot snack can be served with toasted toast or fresh ciabatta.
You will need:
- 4 medium sized eggplants;
- 3 tomatoes;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- basil and oregano greens;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of flour;
- olive oil;
- salt;
- freshly ground black pepper.
Wash the eggplants, dry and cut into thin circles. Dip them in flour and fry in a very hot skillet in olive oil until golden brown. Scald the tomatoes and peel them off. Finely chop the pulp, add the garlic passed through a press and fry everything in olive oil for 5-7 minutes. Add chopped basil and oregano, season with salt and pepper and stir. Put the eggplants in a bowl, pour over the tomato sauce and let it brew.
Eggplant boats
This dish can be eaten hot or cold. If you don't like anchovies, don't add them.
You will need:
- 2 large eggplants;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 100 g mozzarella;
- 10 marinated anchovy fillets;
- 3 ripe tomatoes;
- 1 teaspoon of capers;
- oregano;
- basil;
- salt;
- olive oil;
- freshly ground black pepper.
Cut the eggplants across into 2 or 3 pieces. Remove the middle from the resulting pieces so that the bottom remains intact. Cut the mozzarella into cubes, pass the garlic through a press. Scald the tomatoes with boiling water, remove the skin, chop the pulp and fry in hot olive oil. Put chopped eggplant pulp and garlic to the tomatoes, add oregano, basil, salt and pepper, simmer until tender.
Lightly fry the eggplant boats in olive oil until they are browned on the outside. Fill the boats with the tomato-garlic mixture, top with the mozzarella, capers and a couple of anchovy fillets each. Place the eggplant boats in a greased baking dish and bake until tender in a preheated 180 ° C oven. Serve the eggplant with toasted white bread.
Hot vegetable sandwiches
These sandwiches are a great alternative to the usual sausage or meat sandwiches. Serve with a large cup of freshly brewed coffee.
You will need:
- 1 medium sized eggplant;
- 1 sweet ripe tomato;
- 10 pieces of rye bread;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 100 g of semi-hard cheese;
- salt;
- freshly ground black pepper;
- vegetable oil for frying.
Cut the eggplants into thin slices and fry in a little heated oil. Pass the garlic through a press and place on the eggplant. Put eggplants on slices of bread, cover them with tomato slices, salt, pepper, sprinkle with cheese and place the whole structure in an oven preheated to 200 ° C. When the cheese is melted, serve the sandwiches to the table.
