• Servings: 2 people
• Preparation Time: 50 minutes
• 1 piece Eggplant
• 1 piece garlic clove
• 1 piece onion
• 10 gr fresh basils
• 1 tsp Italian spices
• 1 pack tomato cubes
• 1 pack passata
• 50 gr grated parmesan cheese
• 150 gr buffalo mozzarella
• 2 ciabattas
• 5 tbsp olive oil
• 4 tbsp flour
• 1 tbsp black balsamic vinegar
• Salt and pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Cut the eggplant lengthwise into 1/2 cm thick slices. Sprinkle the slices generously with salt on both sides and place them in a colander. Let the salt soak in. Chop the onion and crush or finely chop the garlic. Cut the basil leaves into strips.
2. Heat 1/2 tbsp olive oil per person in a frying pan with a lid over medium heat. Add the garlic, onion and Italian herbs. Bake 3 - 4 minutes. Deglaze with 1/2 tbsp black balsamic vinegar per person, the diced tomatoes and the passata. Stir well and season with salt, pepper and half of the basil. Cook it all, covered, for 10-15 minutes.
3. Tear or cut the buffalo mozzarella into small pieces. Roughly chop half a ciabatta per person and mix in a bowl with 1/2 tbsp olive oil per person, pepper and salt. Spread 2 tbsp flour per person, pepper and salt over a large plate. Pat the eggplant slices dry with kitchen paper and scrape off the salt. Then roll the slices through the flour.
4. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil per person in a frying pan over high heat. Bake half of the aubergine slices for 4 - 6 minutes until golden brown. Turn them over halfway through. Remove from pan and drain on kitchen paper. Heat again 1/2 tbsp olive oil per person in the same frying pan and repeat with the remaining aubergine slices.
5. Divide a little tomato sauce over the bottom of an oven dish. Place 1/3 of the aubergine slices on top and spoon 1/3 of the tomato sauce over it. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the Italian cheese and 1/3 of the buffalo mozzarella. Repeat this with the remaining aubergine slices, tomato sauce and cheese. Divide the ciabatta croutons over the top and bake in the oven for 10 - 15 minutes. Bake the remaining ciabatta in the oven for the last 6 minutes.
6. Divide the oven dish between the plates and garnish with the remaining basil. Serve with the remaining ciabatta.

oven dish with mozzarella, Italian cheese and basil