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Gratin of Eggplant with an Orange Tomato Sauce (Vegetarian)

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Category: Casseroles

 Ingredients List

  • 1/3 c Olive oil; *see note
  • 2 md Chopped onions; or less to
  • -taste
  • 1/2 Garlic clove; minced
  • 1 sm Carrot; chopped
  • 1 Celery rib; chopped
  • 1 1/2 lb Tomatoes; seeded and chopped
  • -OR 28-oz canned tomatoes,
  • -drained
  • The zest of one medium
  • -orange; julienned
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/4 c Chopped or slivered fresh
  • -basil
  • 1 1/2 lb Eggplant
  • 2 tb Grated Parmigiano cheese; or
  • -more to taste

 Directions

Warm 2 tablespoons of the oil in a saute over medium heat. Stir in the
onions, garlic, carrot, and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until
the vegetables are soft but no browned, about 20 mins. Add the tomatoes and
orange zest, turn the heat up to medium-high, and cook, stirring, until the
tomato juice has nearly evaporated and the sauce is thick and jammy, about
15 minutes. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning, adding a little salt
and a lot of freshly ground pepper.

Off the heat, stir in the basil and set the sauce aside. The sauce can be
prepared well ahead of time and refrigerated until you're ready to continue
cooking. Add about 1/4 cup water to the sauce to keep it from scorching and
reheat before continuing with the recipe.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Slice the eggplant no more than 1/2 inch
thick. Use some of the remaining oil to oil a baking sheet lightly. Lay the
eggplant slices on the sheet and, using a paintbrush or pastry brush, paint
each slice with a thin coating of oil. Roast the eggplant slices for about
20 minutes or until they are brown on top and creamy inside. Remove the
baking sheet from the oven.

Preheat the broiler.

*Top each eggplant slice with a heaped tablespoon of the orange tomato
sauce, then sprinkle with a little grated cheese. Return to the oven and
broil for 5 to 7 minutes or just long enough to melt the cheese bubble the
sauce.

*For a more handsome presentation, lightly oil an oval gratin dish and
spread a very thin layer of orange tomato sauce over the bottom. Set the
eggplant slices on the sauce, top with more sauce and cheese, and broil.
Serve directly from the gratin dish. Makes 6 servings.

PER PORTION: 219 cals, 16 g fat (66% of the cals); 18g carb.

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