By Angelo Coassin (Cooking with Bello) 🍝

SICILIAN EGGPLANTS

Name: SICILIAN EGGPLANTS
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: -2 eggplants; -500g peeled tomatoes; -1 garlic clove; -3 tbsps olives; -100g pizza mozzarella; -salt; -pepper; -oregano; -a small bunch of fresh basil; -extra virgin olive oil

4 steps

Prep:5minCook:40min

Updated at: Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:27:17 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories197.1 kcal (10%)

Total Fat10.6 g (15%)

Carbs19.9 g (8%)

Sugars11 g (12%)

Protein9.5 g (19%)

Sodium372.9 mg (19%)

Fiber8.8 g (32%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2eggplants

500gtomatoes

peeled

1garlic clove

3 tbspsolives

100gpizza mozzarella

extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Step 1

Cut your eggplant lengthways then carefully make some deep horizontal and vertical cuts on each of your half eggplants.

Cutting Board

Knife

eggplants2

Step 2

Season with salt and brush with olive oil, place on a baking tray previously lined with parchment paper and bake for 30 mins (180C, fan forced).

Tray

Parchment paper

extra virgin olive oil

Step 3

In the meantime, drizzle some olive oil in a pan over medium low heat, add garlic and peeled tomatoes, season with salt and pepper and cook for 15 mins.

Pan

Wooden Spoon

tomatoes500g

garlic clove1

pepper

extra virgin olive oil

Step 4

Add a couple of tablespoons of tomato sauce on top of each of your baked eggplants, some mozzarella, olives and oregano bake for 10 more mins or until the mozzarella is nice and melted. Serve with some fresh basil on top. Buon appetito!