I’ve never made a secret of the fact that I like comfort
food. Why wouldn’t you? But I know that most comfort foods aren’t always the
healthiest things to eat with all the carbs, cream and cheese they mostly
contain. As this whole low-carb thing has taken over the world, I was thinking
the other day if there are really any low-carb, vegetarian options out there?
That’s when I remembered my old favourite, Parmigiana di Melanzane.
I’m not usually the biggest aubergine fan but I do like it
layered with rich tomato sauce topped with lots of cheese and so decided to
zshoosh it up a little by adding a lot of herbs and mushrooms to the tomato
sauce. The end result was the most delicious, comforting bake which was the
perfect light comfort food. Something I need more and more now that we’re
moving swiftly into Autumn. If you’re not eating low-carb, you could serve this
with some good crusty bread but I served it with a green salad dressed in a
zesty lemon vinaigrette and it was just delicious.
Ingredients
- 3 large aubergine sliced into 1cm slices
- 150 g mozzarella
- 100 g Parmesan/Pecorino grated
for the sauce
- 1 red onion finely choppes
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 250 g mushrooms sliced (I used portobellini/chestnut)
- 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes / 500g cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil finely chopped
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Brush the aubergine slices with olive oil and grill in a hot griddle pan for 1-2 minutes per side. Set aside.
- Pre-heat the oven to 200°c.
- To make the sauce, sauté the onion in a saucepan in a splash of oil until soft and translucent.
- Add the garlic and mushrooms and fry until the mushrooms are golden brown.
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full recipe : simply-delicious-food.com