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Aubergine vegetarian bake
Aubergine vegetarian bake (feeds two)
(May equally well be made with courgette instead of aubergine)
Ingredimenta
1 fair sized aubergine
1 medium onion
Clove of garlic
Tin of chopped tomatoes
Small button mushrooms (or water chestnuts for that extra crunchiness)
Olive oil
Grated cheese (half-fat Cheddar ideal)
Breadcrumbs
A good knob of butter (or similar)
Half large tub of natural yogurt
Modus coquendi
Chop the aubergine into 1 inch cubes & pat dry
Lightly fry in olive oil till just turning gold
Add garlic, onion (chopped), tomatoes and mushrooms**; fry for a further 2 or 3 minutes
Cover the bottom of a flat oven proof dish with the sauted mixture
Stir together yogurt & butter & pour over mixture
Mix cheese & breadcrumbs and spread evenly over the top
Cook in pre-heated oven (200) for 40 minutes or so
Modus edendi
Eat while still warm; pasta or saffron rice go nicely with it, or a jacket potato
Green salad & crusty bread
Crisp dry white wine (or to taste)
** If using water chestnuts don’t sauté them: just add them straight to the mixture in the oven dish
Bon appetit!
'Apicius', Alton, 2004
