Aubergine, Tomato and Mozzarella Mountains Cooking
Recipes
Ingredients :
1 aubergine, cut into 8 slices
2 tbsp olive oil
2 beef tomatoes, skinned, cut into 8
slices
8 oz buffalo mozzarella, cut into 8 slices
1 quantity Perto
salt and pepper
mint sprigs, to garnish
Method :
Arrange the aubergine slices on a preheated
griddle or under a preheated hot grill and cook until browned on
both sides.
Lightly oil a baking sheet.
Place 4 of the aubergine slices on the
baking sheet.
Put a tomato slice and a mozzarella slice
on each one, then make a second layer of aubergine, tomato and
mozzarella, sprinkling each layer with salt and pepper as you go.
Skewer with a cocktail stick through the
centre to hold the stacks together.
Place the stacks in a preheated oven, 375F
gas mark 5, cook for 10 minutes.
Transfer the stacks to individual serving
plates and carefully remove the cocktail sticks.
Drizzle with a little olive oil and top
with a generous spoonful of pesto.
Garnish with mint sprigs, and serve warm or
at room temperature.
