- 2 Eggplants
- salt
- 1/4 cup Extra
Virgin Olive Oil
- 5 tomatoes, peeled,
seeded and chopped
- 2 cups salad greens
- 1 jar CANDONI Pesto
Classico
- 12 leaves fresh
Basil
- 3/4 lb. whole-milk
ricotta cheese
- pepper
Cut eggplants in half
length-wise. Make small incisions in the pulp and
sprinkle with salt. Set face down in a colander and
let stand 1 hour to draw their bitter juice. Blot
dry.
Preheat oven to 325°.
Brush eggplants with 2 tbs. olive oil and bake 1
hour.
Meanwhile, puree
tomatoes and strain to separate liquid from pulp.
Lightly salt pulp and let stand in strainer set over
bowl until ready to use.
Sauté greens and basil
in 1 tbs. olive oil until just wilted. Lower heat;
add ricotta, pesto, salt and pepper. Stir to combine
and spread mixture onto eggplants.
Heat tomato pulp with
remaining olive oil and a little pepper. Pour sauce
on a serving platter arrange eggplants on top and
serve.
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