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Eggplant Pizza Recipe

 

Ingredients

 

Makes one (12-inch/30cm) pizza

  • 1 quantity Pizza Dough (refer recipe)

  • 10 oz/300 g tomatoes

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano

  • 8 oz/250 g eggplants/qubergines, thinly sliced

  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

  • 10 oz/300 g Mozzarella cheese, sliced

Method:

  1. Prepare the pizza dough and set aside to rise.

  2. Preheat the oven to 425°F/220°C/gas 7. Oil a 12- inch (30-cm) pizza pan.

  3. When the dough is rising, blanch the tomatoes in salted, boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and peel. Remove the seeds and slice thinly.

  4. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and oregano. Cook the eggplant in a grill pan for about 5 minutes on each side, or until tender.

  5. lay the tomatoes on the dough and drizzle with the remaining oil.

  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and add the eggplant slices and Mozzarella.

  7. Bake for 5-10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve hot.