Recipe: Tasty Aubergines with mozzarella and lemony breadcrumbs

Aubergines with mozzarella and lemony breadcrumbs.

You can cook Aubergines with mozzarella and lemony breadcrumbs using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Aubergines with mozzarella and lemony breadcrumbs

1. It's 4 of medium aubergines.
2. Prepare of Olive oil.
3. Prepare of Salt.
4. You need of Pepper.
5. You need Tbsp of olive oil.
6. Prepare 1 of medium onion.
7. You need 3 cloves of garlic.
8. It's Tbsp of red wine vinegar.
9. You need Tbsp of tomato puree.
10. It's 2 of x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes.
11. It's Handful of basil (chopped or dry).
12. Prepare Splash of Worcester sauce.
13. You need 2 slices of bread or 100g is fresh breadcrumbs.
14. It's 1 of lemon (zest and juice).
15. You need 200 g of ball of mozzarella.
16. Prepare of Serve with.
17. You need of Dressed salad.
18. You need of Grains or pasta.

Aubergines with mozzarella and lemony breadcrumbs instructions

1. Cut the aubergines in half lengthways and score the flesh in a crisscross pattern. Lay in a large baking tray and drizzle with oil, salt and pepper. Place in a preheated over at 180C for 30 mins..
2. Chop the onion and crush the garlic. Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan over a low heat, and add the onion and soften for 5-6 mins. Then add the garlic and cook for another 3 mins..
3. Turn up the heat and add the red wine vinegar. Then stir in the tomato puree and add the chopped tomatoes. Simmer for 10 mins..
4. Make the breadcrumbs if needed. Cut the crusts off the sliced bread. Lightly toast the slices. Whizz in a blender or food processor and set aside..
5. After 10 mins add the basil, Worcester sauce and some salt and pepper the the tomato sauce. The turn up the heat to thicken it for about 5 mins. Once the aubergines are soft remove from the oven and spoon on the tomato sauce. Return to the oven for 10 mins..
6. Heat another tbsp of oil in a frying pan. Add the breadcrumbs and the lemon zest and fry for 2-3 mins. Then add the lemon juice and mix well to try and avoid clumps..
7. Remove the aubergines from the oven and tear pieces of mozzarella over them and sprinkle with the lemony breadcrumbs. Return to the oven for a final 5 mins..
8. Serve with the salad and some grains, or some pasta..