Sardinian aubergines are a very easy dish to make, ready in just a few steps. Delicious and very tasty, they cook directly in the oven without the need to be grilled first.
The intense taste of the vegetables meets the sweet taste of the tomato and the aromatic one of the pecorino cheese, a typical cheese of the region.
Prepare them in advance and you will allow the ingredients to mix perfectly with each other, to then release the notes on the palate in a symphony of gourmand pleasure.
Offer them to guests and family members to amaze them again with your culinary skills.
Curious to discover this extraordinary recipe? Take note, we begin!
Sardinian aubergines: ingredients and preparation
For this recipe, get:
- ripe tomatoes , 500 g
- long aubergines , 700 g
- chopped parsley , 3 tbsp
- garlic, 1 clove
- grated Sardinian pecorino , 100 g
- sale, q.b.
- pepe, qb
- basil, to taste
- extra virgin olive oil, to taste
Wash the aubergines and pat them dry; trim them and slice them horizontally into rounds, maintaining a thickness of 5 millimeters maximum . Incise them with the blade of a knife on one side only.
Place them in a colander, salt them and overlap them in various layers, then place a weight on top and let them drain for at least an hour in order to eliminate the liquid from the vegetation.
In the meantime, preheat the oven to 200°.
Keep a ceramic baking dish close at hand, suitable for cooking at high temperatures, and grease it with a drizzle of oil.
Rinse the tomatoes, cut them in half, remove the seeds and cut them into cubes. Transfer them to a bowl, season with garlic, parsley and olive oil. Fix the salt and pepper. Mix well.
Take the aubergines, run them under the tap, dry them carefully and distribute them on the bottom of the pan, cover them with the seasoned tomatoes, sprinkle with the pecorino cheese and repeat the operation until all the ingredients are used up, alternating the layers.
Protect the pan with foil and put it in the oven for 40 minutes ; take it out and remove the aluminum foil and continue cooking for another 10 minutes to brown the surface perfectly.
Remove from the oven, let it cool and enjoy all the genuineness of this typical dish.
Enjoy your meal!