Italian-style stuffed aubergines
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
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- 2 aubergines
- 2 tbsp olive oilplus extra for drizzling
- 1 large onionfinely chopped
- 4 garlic clovesfinely chopped
- 12 cherry tomatoeshalved
- 50g pitted green oliveschopped
- handful basil leaveschopped
- 125g ball vegetarian mozzarellatorn into bite-size pieces
- handful fresh white breadcrumbs
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal266
- fat20g
- saturates6g
- carbs14g
- sugars7g
- fibre5g
- protein9g
- salt1.17glow
Method
step 1
Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Slice the aubergines in half lengthways, leaving the stem intact. Using a small knife, cut a border inside each aubergine about ½-1cm thick. Using a teaspoon, scoop out the aubergine flesh, so that you have 4 shells. Brush these with a little of the oil, season and place in a baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 20 mins. Chop the flesh and place to one side.
step 2
Meanwhile, add the remaining oil to a non-stick frying pan. Tip in the onion and cook until soft. Add the chopped aubergine flesh and cook through. Tip in the garlic and tomatoes and cook for 3 mins more. Stir in olives, basil, mozzarella and seasoning.
step 3
When the aubergine shells are tender, remove from the oven and reduce heat to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Pile stuffing into shells, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and drizzle with a little more oil. Bake for 15-20 mins, until the cheese is gooey and the breadcrumbs are golden. Serve with a green salad.
