Baked eggplant with pesto and two cheeses

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6Eggplants
¼cupOlive oil
Flour; for coating
¾cupPesto sauce; home made
½cupMozzarella balls thickly sliced
½cupKashkaval cheese, grated Or use Parmesan

Directions

This recipe is a variation on the following recipe: "Baked Eggplant with Goat Cheese and Tomatoes".

Prepare eggplants exactly as in the mentioned recipe, but use a pesto and two cheeses filling. Spread some pesto on each eggplant slice, add two or three slices of mozzarella and a spoonful of grated kashkaval/parmesan, and proceed as in the mentioned recipe.

Origin: Israel Aharoni, a well-known Israeli Chef. Appeared in the "Yediot Aharonot" newspaper, October 1994.

Translated by Gabi Shahar, October 1994.