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Eat More Vege – Melanzane

This post was inspired by the River Cottage Vege series. They created this dish in one of the episodes but unfortunately I can’t remember which. Anyway, melanzane is the vege version of lasagne but instead of using pasta sheets, we use aubergines. Layer it like how you would a lasagne and then pile on the cheese.

Although this dish was smashingly delish, it might be verging on aubergine overload, maybe because I made a big portion for my small family and was picking off leftovers after that. This theme week has been a treat. Vegetables are really essential and I can’t imagine any of my meals without them. Like Hugh FW, it was not a deprivation but rather an appreciation for something that so often becomes a compliment to mains. Let’s all eat more vege and support sustainable food source.

MELANZANE RECIPE

Ingredients;

2 medium aubergines, sliced into thick rounds
Marinara sauce
Mozarella cheese
Grated parmesan cheese
Basil leaves
Salt
Black Pepper
Oregano
Breadcrumbs
Olive oil

Steps;

1. Start by prepping the aubergines. Salt the aubergine slices on both sides. Place them in a colander. The colander has be in a bowl. Layer the salted aubergines till it’s full in the colander. Place a weight on top. Leave it for about 30 mins.
2. After 30 mins, discard the water/ moisture collected in the bowl. Pat all the aubergine slices dry with paper towels. Heat a frying pan with olive oil and shallow fry the aubergines in slices. Drain on kitchen paper.
3. In an oven-proof dish, spread a layer of marinara sauce. Layer the aubergines next. Spread with mozarella cheese and parmesan on top and then some basil leaves. Sprinkle some black pepper and oregano as well.
4. Repeat process till you’ve used up your aubergines. For the top, final layer, mix the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, oregano and black pepper together. Sprinkle this mix on top to cover.
5. Bake in a 200C pre-heated oven for 30 mins.

Enjoy!


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  1. Ann@Anncoo Journal says

    February 12, 2012 at 12:56 am

    This is so pretty and nice click! Looks very delicious too 🙂

    • Sharon says

      February 12, 2012 at 8:03 am

      Thanks Ann, thanks for dropping by! I love your blog!! You take smashing pictures!

  2. wendyywy says

    February 12, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    Ohh… I can imagine the taste of aubergines here…
    I don’t mine being overloaded with it.
    It’s one of my favs!

    • Sharon says

      February 12, 2012 at 5:18 pm

      After this dish and the ratatouille, hubster was like, ‘please do a seafood theme next round’. hmph!

  3. Edith says

    February 13, 2012 at 11:08 am

    Oh my! This looks fingin lickin good! Will book marked it. Thanks for dropping by.

    • Sharon says

      February 13, 2012 at 11:14 am

      Hi Edith, how are you and with the kids’ schooling? Hope you’re feeling more positive now. 🙂

  4. Swee San @ The Sweet Spot says

    February 13, 2012 at 7:51 pm

    oh my… I need to make this..

    • Sharon says

      February 13, 2012 at 8:43 pm

      Hi Swee San, let me know how it was… 🙂

  5. Nami | Just One Cookbook says

    February 14, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Hi Sharon! I love eggplants and this crispy eggplant make me very hungry! This is a great week night dish. I am inspired to make it soon!

    • Sharon says

      February 14, 2012 at 5:27 pm

      Hi Nami, the eggplant is crispy after frying it at first but because of the marinara sauce and cheese when it’s baked, it will become soft. But still nice like a vege lasagne.

  6. Debbie says

    February 14, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    I made this today for lunch. Turned out to be so good! Ying and I both loved it. 🙂 Thanks!

    • Sharon says

      February 14, 2012 at 10:58 pm

      Hi Debs, havent heard from u for awhile…everything good? Haha, glad you guys liked it. Cheers!

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