Spice up your aubergine repertoire

A fabulous take on parmegiana. Easy peasy and a warming kick to wake up your tastebuds!

INGREDIENTS

1 400g tin Heinz Cream of Tomato with a Kick Of Chilli Soup

50g olive oil

1 clove of garlic

40g parmesan cheese

100g mozzarella cheese

1 aubergine

Diced courgette

1 diced red pepper

1 chopped onion

50g fresh basil

METHOD
Pre-heat your oven to 180°C or gas mark 5.
Add 1 tablespoon of oil, courgette, red pepper, onion and garlic to a frying pan and fry until soft.
Add the Heinz Cream of Tomato with a kick of chilli soup to the vegetables and mix together. Remove the pan from the heat and set to one side.
Slice the aubergines lengthways into 15mm slices and drizzle with the remaining oil. Grill on a pre-heated grilling pan on both sides.
Spoon a third of the vegetables and soup mix into a large oven proof dish to cover the bottom of the dish. Add a layer of grilled aubergine, followed by a layer of basil leaves and a layer of mozzarella. Sprinkle with 10g of grated parmesan cheese.
Repeat the process twice more but use 20g of parmesan cheese on the top.
Place in the oven and cook for 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

Monique Chambers

Monique started indulge in 2011 and has since created Indulge Me GIFT and Indulge Me FOOD and volume 1 of The Artists Directory - Malta. A marketing professional by trade, Monique's passion is to promote local talent and Malta in general. Free time is her biggest indulgence, when she can tinker in her craft room or the kitchen, or be selfish with a book, the sofa and good glass of wine (of course, wearing something beautiful and with freshly coiffed hair!)