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Recipe : **** French Tian D' eggplants - Gratin Of Eggplants

French Tian D' eggplants - Gratin Of Eggplants
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Course:
Side Dish

Practical information

  • Prep time
    30 min
  • Cooking
    55 min
  • Ready in
    1 h 25
  • Difficulty
    Very easy
  • Price
    Very friendly budget
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Categories

Healthy recipe
Budget:
friendly
Difficulty:
easy recipe
Category:
Vegetable recipes
Tags:
gratin

Recipe's Ingredients

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  • 2 large eggplant
  • 2 large fresh tomato, sliced into rings
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 egg, beaten
  • fresh basil leaf, and flowers if available
  • 2 4 peeled and finely chopped garlic clove
  • 400 g chopped tomatoes
  • 500 g jar passata
  • 50 g of grana padano grated italian cheese or parmesan cheese
  • 400 g container cottage cheese
  • 250 ml creme fraiche or sour cream
  • 250 ml olive oil

  • Recipe preparation steps

  • 1
    Preheat the oven to 230°C or Gas Mark 8.
  • 2
    Lightly grease the Tian or an oven proof dish with olive oil.
  • 3
    Cook the eggplant slices in hot olive oil, turning as necessary until they are golden brown on both sides & well cooked through. Drain them well on absorbent paper & allow to cool before assembling the Tian.
  • 4
    Beat together the cottage cheese, grated Italian cheese, eggs & crème fraiche. Season with salt & black pepper to taste.
  • 5
    Mix the tinned tomatoes with the passata & add the grated or finely chopped garlic.
  • 6
    Now you can start to assemble the Tian – start with a little of the tomato sauce & then some eggplant slices; tear the basil leaves into small pieces & scatter over with basil flowers if available. Keep layering the dish with the tomato sauce & eggplants & fresh basil until all the ingredients have been used. Pour over the cheese custard & decorate with the freshly sliced tomatoes.
  • 7
    Bake in the oven for 35 – 45 minutes until golden brown & bubbling. Allow to cool & serve in slices. Delicious with fresh green salad leaves & crusty bread.
  • Ready !