Prep and cook time 15 minutes
If you happen to be an aubergine lover, you have to try this 15 minute recipe. It is a Jamie Oliver inspired dish, creamy puréed aubergine with blistered cherry tomatoes and a little garlic, bound together by a generous handful of shredded fresh basil.
To die for and robust enough to pair with grilled meat.
Aubergines Purée With Blistered Tomatoes and Basil
by
Derek Farwagi
Ingredients
- 1 Italian aubergines ( the large dark ones)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 palmful cherry tomatoes
- 4 garlic cloves thick sliced
- 1 palmful coarsely chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Put washed aubergine in a glass bowl or small glass baking tray and pierce skin all around.
- Microwave on full power for 10 minutes.
- While the aubergines is cooking, warm the oil in a small saucepan and add garlic slices. Cook for a minute and then add the cherry tomatoes. Cook for a further two minutes till they blister and remove form heat.
- When the aubergine is cooked, remove the stem, place it on a chopping board and rough chop it, skin and all.
- Put aubergines in a serving bowl, add the blistered tomatoes and garlic oil and mix ingredients.
- Salt to taste.
- Add a palmful of coarsely chopped fresh basil, mix and serve.
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