Description[]
Real vegetables and cheese go well and cook, as they are simply made with herbs and breadcrumbs and baked to a smooth aroma. Onion paste or shallots may replace the onions; chili powder and black pepper occasionally work in this recipe, too.
Ingredients[]
- 1 medium eggplant
- 2 green peppers, chopped
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 onions, chopped
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- ¼ tsp. thyme
- 2 tbsp. chopped parsley
- 2 tbsp. oil
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. oregano
- ⅛ tsp. pepper
- 3 tbsp. Tomato paste
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 teaspoons cloves, ground
- 4 cups grated Swiss or parmesan cheese
- 4 tomatoes, chopped
Directions[]
- Preheat an oven to 375° F. Cut the eggplant into ½" slices.
- Cover the eggplant completely with hot water and let stand 5 minutes. Dry slices.
- Fry in ⅓ cup oil until lightly browned.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Put on the bottom of 9"x13" baking pan.
- Combine the next seven ingredients in a blender and blend well.
- Sprinkle mixture over the eggplant.
- In a saucepan, combine tomatoes, peppers, onions, oil, garlic, cloves and tomato paste. Let simmer uncovered about 20 minutes.
- Spread vegetables on top of crumb mixture and eggplant. Top with remaining cheese.
- Bake 10–15 minutes.