Rich9

having seen Simon Rimmer make a baked aubergine ‘omelette’ a few weeks ago, and tasted the one my mum made i decided to give it a bash and a twist… beware - this is garlic-tastic!!

slice an aubergine lengthways and fry it (in batches) till golden
slice a red pepper, toss in oil and bung in the oven for 10 mins or so
meanwhile, grind a teaspoon of cumin seeds and stir into to 4 beaten eggs
then blend 3 or 4 decent garlic cloves and a good handful of breadcrumbs (1 slice)
add 4 good tablespoons of Crème fraîche to the garlic and stir
combine the garlic mixture with the eggs and season
take the pepper slices out of the oven (peeling the skin if you’ve sliced the pepper lengthways)

to assemble, lightly oil a baking dish and add a layer of aubergine
pour over about half the egg/garlic mixture
slice some mozarella and scatter over the top
add the rest of your aubergine and then the rest of the egg/garlic
finally scatter the pepper slices over the top
finish with some torn basil leaves and a grating of parmesan
bake at 200 for about 12 mins or until really golden

serve hot, or from the fridge

essentially this is one of those dishes that you can add what you want and it will always taste good!

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