{"id":8530,"date":"2019-03-14T15:25:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T15:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/?p=8530"},"modified":"2021-05-06T14:56:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T14:56:22","slug":"oven-baked-aubergines-pizzaiola-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/?p=8530","title":{"rendered":"Oven baked aubergines \u201cpizzaiola style\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Oven baked aubergines \u201cpizzaiola style\u201d<\/h4>\n<div id=\"root\">Loading&#8230;<\/div>\n<p>    <script>\n        (function (w, d, s, o, f, js, fjs) {\n            w['BuildBubbles-Audio-Player'] = o; w[o] = w[o] || function () { (w[o].q = w[o].q || []).push(arguments) };\n            js = d.createElement(s), fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n            js.id = o; js.src = f; js.async = 1; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n        }(window, document, 'script', 'w1', 'https:\/\/vasinl124.github.io\/buildbubbles-audio-player-widget\/build\/widget.js'));\n        w1('init', { targetElementId: 'root' });\n        w1('episodeid', { id: '60940295b1911c0017767133', center: true });\n    <\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oven baked aubergines \u201cpizzaiola style\u201d are a Mediterranean dish.<\/p>\n<p>You can serve them as an appetizer or second course or any time you want to quickly prepare something healthy.<\/p>\n<p>The tasty olives together with herbs provide an intense, fresh, aromatic taste. Also, this recipe is gluten-free.<\/p>\n<h5>Ingredients<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_ingredients.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8532 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_ingredients.jpg\" alt=\"oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_ingredients\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Large aubergine 1<\/p>\n<p>Fresh cherry tomatoes about 10<\/p>\n<p>Tomato pulp or\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tastewithgusto.ie\/shop\/country-basil-sauce\/\">Country Basil Pasta Sauce<\/a><\/strong> 1 cup<\/p>\n<p>Scamorza or mozzarella 100 gr. (or other stringy cheese of your taste)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tastewithgusto.ie\/shop\/pitted-rosate-olives\/\">Pitted black olives<\/a><\/strong> 20 gr.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tastewithgusto.ie\/shop\/7-olive-oils\/\">Extra virgin olive oil<\/a><\/strong> 2 tablespoons<\/p>\n<p>Black pepper 1 pinch<\/p>\n<p>Salt 1 pinch<\/p>\n<p>Oregano 1 pinch<\/p>\n<p>Fresh basil 2 or 3 leaves<\/p>\n<h5>Equipment:<\/h5>\n<p>1 baking dish, 1 small bowl, 1 knife, parchment paper.<\/p>\n<h5>Preparation<\/h5>\n<p>To prepare the baked aubergine slices, first wash and dry a large aubergine. Then cut it into slices 1.5 cm thick.\u00a0 You will get about 10-12 slices. \u00a0Place the slices on a dripping pan lined with parchment paper and carve them with a small knife making a sort of grill pattern. \u00a0This allows the tomato sauce to penetrate and ensures that the aubergines will become soft and tasty during baking.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, wash and dry the tomatoes, then cut them in half.<\/p>\n<p>Mix the chopped tomato with oil, salt, basil, and oregano. Spread a tablespoon of the seasoned tomato sauce on each slice of aubergine. \u00a0Then top with the cherry tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_before_baking.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8533 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_before_baking.jpg\" alt=\"oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_before_baking\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_before_baking.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_before_baking-78x55.jpg 78w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Preheat the oven at 200 \u00b0 and precook the aubergines for about 15\/20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_tomatoes_after_baking.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8535 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_tomatoes_after_baking.jpg\" alt=\"oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_tomatoes_after_baking\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dice the mozzarella.<\/p>\n<p>Remove the aubergines from the oven and top them with the mozzarella and pitted black olives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_add_cheese_olives.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8534 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_add_cheese_olives.jpg\" alt=\"oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_add_cheese_olives\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Season with a little oil and finish cooking at 200 \u00b0 for about 10\/15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_cooked_tray.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8536 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_cooked_tray.jpg\" alt=\"oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_cooked_tray\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Serve warm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_2_300.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8537 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_2_300.jpg\" alt=\"oven_baked_aubergines_pizzaiola_style_2_300\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Tips<\/h5>\n<p>If you change the type of cheese, you can get different flavours.<\/p>\n<p>You can use mozzarella, cheddar, feta, fontina, or scamorza.<\/p>\n<p>You can also add capers, mushrooms, anchovy fillets, or breadcrumbs.<\/p>\n<p>To get a spicy flavour, you can add a few spoons of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tastewithgusto.ie\/shop\/hot-pepper-spread\/\">Hot Chilli Peppers Spread<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0before serving. As an alternative,\u00a0you can also add <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tastewithgusto.ie\/shop\/basil-pesto\/\">Basil Pesto<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tastewithgusto.ie\/shop\/artichokes-pate\/\">Artichoke Pat\u00e9<\/a><\/strong>, or other dips and spreads as you like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oven baked aubergines \u201cpizzaiola style\u201d Loading&#8230; Oven baked aubergines \u201cpizzaiola style\u201d are a Mediterranean dish. You can serve them as an appetizer or second course or any time you want to quickly prepare something healthy. The tasty olives together with herbs provide an intense, fresh, aromatic taste. Also, this recipe is gluten-free. Ingredients Large aubergine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":8539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8530"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10768,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8530\/revisions\/10768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookwithgusto.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}