Description
Mama mia! Good enough to kiss the cook!
Ingredients
- Eggplant
- Olive Oil
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Onion
- Garlic Cloves
- Tomatoes
- Eggs
- Butter
- Pesto Sauce
- Parmesan Cheese
- Cheese
- Italian Breadcrumbs
- Fresh Basil Leaf
- Salt And Pepper
Instructions
- Heat oven to 500 degrees
- Line baking sheet with foil and lightly grease
- In large skillet, place 1 tablespoon olive oil, balsamic vinegar and eggplant and stir to coat thoroughly
- Place eggplant cubes onto baking sheet, place in hot oven for 15 minutes, stirring once, until tender and lightly carmelized
- Set aside skillet with reserved oil / vinegar
- Remove cooked eggplant to bowl and mash
- Lower oven to 375 degrees
- Saute onion in oil / vinegar mixture until caramelized, adding more oil if necessary
- Turn off heat on skillet and stir in garlic letting it sit 5 minutes
- Fold eggs, butter, pesto, and breadcrumbs into eggplant
- Grease a pie pan and place a layer of sliced tomato to cover bottom
- Combine cheeses and sprinkle 1 / 2 over tomatoes
- Cover with eggplant mixture
- Add layer of remaining cheese
- Sprinkle finely sliced basil over cheese and top with layer of tomatoes
- Bake 30 minutes until set, remove from oven and cool 10 – 15 minutes