Aubergine / Eggplant Parmigiana : Tasty Low Carb Dish

This lovely and hearty, meat-free dish can make a great suppertime staple, and it was recently featured by Sainsbury's. It does of course use a lot of their items but these can easily be swapped with others, including using vine ripened tomatoes and home made sauces etc. The choice is always yours dear reader - but please read further and have a look and see what you think ...

Ingredients:
Serves Four
500 g aubergines, trimmed and sliced lengthways
3 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
400 g carton chopped tomatoes
350 g tub tomato and basil sauce
14 g fresh basil, leaves picked, washed and torn, plus extra to garnish
250 g mozzarella cheese balls, drained and sliced
30 g Italian hard cheese, grated
75 g young leaf salad, washed, to serve

(Optional - 1 white baton, to serve)

Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC, fan 160ºC, gas 4. Brush the aubergine slices all over with 2 tablespoons of the oil. Arrange in a single layer on a large baking tray and bake for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a pan, add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the chopped tomatoes, tomato sauce, basil and some freshly ground black pepper. Simmer for 10-12 minutes until thickened.
3. Spoon a little of the sauce into a 1.5 litre oven proof dish. Add a layer of aubergine slices then top with some mozzarella. Repeat until everything is used up. Sprinkle with the hard cheese; bake for 20 minutes.
4. Garnish with the extra basil and serve with the salad on the side.

Each serving provides:
11.7g carbohydrate 4.7g fibre 17.2g protein

Recipe idea from here

Why not read more about the health benefits of aubergines / eggplants, and also see our own recipe for a Lowcarb Luxury Lasagne, lowcarb food at it‘s best, use this link here

... we try and bring a variety of recipe ideas to this blog, and not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.

All the best Jan