Baked stuffed aubergine with walnut and Roquefort
From capedread 15 years agoIngredients
- 6 aubergines shopping list
- 3 cloves of garlic, chopped shopping list
- 1 small white onion, diced shopping list
- 6 tomatoes, diced shopping list
- 1 small sprig of fresh rosemary shopping list
- 1 small sprig of fresh thyme shopping list
- virgin olive oil shopping list
- salt shopping list
- freshly ground black pepper shopping list
- 60g/2½oz walnuts shopping list
- 50g/2oz toasted fresh breadcrumbs shopping list
- 200g/8oz Roquefort cheese shopping list
- For the tomato sauce shopping list
- 1.5kg/3 lb 5oz ripe and meaty tomatoes or 1 tin of tomatoes shopping list
- 4 tbsp olive oil shopping list
- 1 medium onion, very finely sliced shopping list
- 1 garlic clove, coarsely chopped shopping list
- 10 small fresh basil leaves, shredded shopping list
- fresh chopped oregano shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 200C/440F/Gas 6.
- plunge the tomatoes into boiling water for one minute to loosen the skin. Remove the skin and coarsely chop.
- Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion for five minutes.
- Add the garlic and fry for a further minute.
- Add the tomato and bring to the boil,
- add the chopped oregano reduce the heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes. Halfway through, add the shredded basil leaves.
- When it has finished cooking,
- add some salt to taste, and liquidize.
- The sauce keeps for a few days in the fridge, but is best if eaten when freshly made.
- meanwhile
- Cut the aubergine in half, leaving the tops on and score the surface with a knife.
- Place on a baking tray cut side up and drizzle with olive oil and salt and pepper. Bake for about 30 minutes until soft.
- While cooking,
- Remove the flesh from the aubergines, keeping four of the skins to be stuffed
- place back in the oven to warm.
- Add the aubergine flesh and the lightly chopped walnuts to the tomato mixture and season well.
- Place back into the shells, top with the cheese and breadcrumbs
- Brown under a hot grill.
- Serve the hot aubergines in warm bowls.
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