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🍽️ Grilled Eggplants in Tomato Sauce
320 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 3 eggplants
- salt
- 1 garlic clove
- 600 g chunky tomatoes
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- pepper (from the mill)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- olive oil (for the dish)
- 2 spring onions
- 1 handful basil
- 125 g mozzarella
Instructions
- 1. Wash the eggplants thoroughly under running water.
- 2. Cut off the hard ends on both sides of the eggplants.
- 3. Slice the eggplants into rounds about half a centimeter thick.
- 4. Sprinkle the slices evenly with salt.
- 5. Let the salted eggplants sit for about thirty minutes to draw out moisture.
- 6. Peel the garlic cloves.
- 7. Finely chop the garlic.
- 8. Mix the chopped garlic with the tomatoes.
- 9. Add the oregano.
- 10. Season the tomato mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
- 11. Rinse the eggplant slices with water after the waiting period.
- 12. Pat the slices completely dry with a kitchen towel.
- 13. Heat a grill pan on the stovetop until hot.
- 14. Brush the hot grill pan with some oil.
- 15. Fry the eggplant slices in batches on both sides until golden brown.
- 16. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius fan-forced.
- 17. Grease a baking dish lightly with oil.
- 18. Wash the spring onions.
- 19. Clean the spring onions of any dirt.
- 20. Slice the spring onions into thin rings.
- 21. Rinse the basil.
- 22. Shake the basil dry.
- 23. Pluck the basil leaves from the stems.
- 24. Chop the basil leaves coarsely.
- 25. Place some eggplant slices in the baking dish, slightly overlapping.
- 26. Add a spoonful of the tomato sauce onto the eggplants.
- 27. Repeat the layering with eggplants and sauce until everything is used up.
- 28. Sprinkle the sliced spring onions over the layers.
- 29. Sprinkle half of the chopped basil leaves over it.
- 30. Let the cheese drain well.
- 31. Slice the cheese.
- 32. Place the cheese slices on top of the eggplants.
- 33. Bake the dish for about twenty-five minutes in the oven.
- 34. Take it out when the cheese is lightly golden brown.
- 35. Sprinkle the remaining basil over the finished dish.
- 36. Serve the eggplants hot.
- 37. Optionally serve with potato wedges.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 320
- Protein: 10 g · Fett/Fat: 20 g · Carbs: 25 g