Aubergine With Tomato Mint Sauce And Goat Cheese Recipe

• 2 x Aubergines lg, trimmed cut 1/2"-thick rounds
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil Non-stick veg. oil spray
• 1/2 c. Minced onion
• 2 x Garlic cloves, chopped
• 4 x Italian-style tomatoes stewed & peeled
• 3 Tbsp. Minced fresh mint
• 1/2 tsp Dry oregano
• 1/2 c. Crumbled soft fresh goat cheese(feta)
• 8 x Fresh basil leaves, minced

1. Preheat oven to 500 F. Spray 2 large baking sheets with oil spray.
2. Arrange aubergine rounds on prepared sheets; brush lightly with 1
3. Tbsp.
4. oil.
5. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
6. Bake 10 min.
7. Turn
8. rounds over and bake till tender and golden brown, about 10 min
9. longer.
10. Remove from oven.
11. Reduce oven temperature to 350 F. Heat
12. remaining 1/2 Tbsp.
13. oil in medium nonstick skillet over medium
14. heat.
15. Add in onion; saute/fry till tender, about 5 min.
16. Add in garlic and stir 1 minute.
17. Season with salt & pepper.
18. Add in tomatoes with their
19. juices, mint & oregano and simmer till sauce thickens & is reduced
20. to 1 3/4 c., breaking up tomatoes with back of spoon, about
21. 20 min.
22. Spoon half of tomato sauce into shallow 2-qt
23. baking dish.
24. Arrange aubergine rounds atop sauce, overlapping
25. slightly.
26. Spoon remaining sauce over.
27. Sprinkle cheese over.
28. Bake
29. till heated through, about 20 min.
30. Sprinkle with basil.

aubergines lg, extra virgin olive oil non, onion, garlic, italianstyle tomatoes, fresh mint, oregano, fresh basil

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/aubergine-with-tomato-mint-sauce-and-goat-cheese-71825 (may not work)