Rita's Recipe from Felina in Italy

Chocolatl's Note:

This is an open-faced eggplant sandwich from Dom DeLuise.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 large eggplant, unpeeled, chopped
• 2 medium bell peppers, chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 loaf Italian bread
• 1 chopped tomato
• 1 small head escarole, chopped and steamed a bit
• wine vinegar
• capers
• black olives, sliced
• fresh basil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 300°F.
2. Heat the oil in a skillet and gently fry the eggplant, peppers and garlic for about 15 minutes.
3. Cut the bread in half lengthwise.
4. Divide the eggplant mixture, tomatoes, and escarole between the bread halves.
5. Place in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes.
6. Sprinkle with wine vinegar, capers, olives and basil.

Reviews

[under12parsecs]

So many things to love about this delightful sandwich! Wonderful mix of flavors from the eggplant, red peppers, garlic and tomatoes. Top that off with sweet fresh basil and a drizzle of vinegar and good olive oil and you can't go wrong. I scaled back to 1 serving, added zucchini with the eggplant and omitted the escarole and capers because I didn't have any. Otherwise made as written and thoroughly enjoyed!

[Sharon123]

Yummy! I used a multi grain Artisan bread and enjoyed the veggies. The capers were a nice touch and the drizzle of wine vinegar topped it off. I used spinach instead of escarole and did add a shmear of mayo. Thanks for a great lunch!