Name: Eggplant and mozzarella salad with rosemary bruschetta
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 eggplant (about 800gm), thickly sliced; 60 ml (¼ cup) olive oil; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 60 ml (¼ cup) vincotto or good-quality aged balsamic vinegar; 18 cherry Roma tomatoes, halved and crushed; 1/3 cup (loosely packed) each basil, mint and flat-leaf parsley, coarsely torn; 4 Italian buffalo mozzarella or 2 fior di latte, coarsely torn; For drizzling: extra-virgin olive oil; Rosemary bruschetta; 4-6 rosemary sprigs, for brushing; 80 ml (1/3 cup) extra-virgin olive oil; 8 thick slices of day-old sourdough bread; 2 garlic cloves, halved

Eggplant and mozzarella salad with rosemary bruschetta

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast Italian recipe for eggplant and mozzarella salad with rosemary bruschetta.

Ingredients

2 eggplant (about 800gm), thickly sliced

60 ml (¼ cup) olive oil

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

60 ml (¼ cup) vincotto or good-quality aged balsamic vinegar

18 cherry Roma tomatoes, halved and crushed

1/3 cup (loosely packed) each basil, mint and flat-leaf parsley, coarsely torn

4 Italian buffalo mozzarella or 2 fior di latte, coarsely torn

For drizzling: extra-virgin olive oil

Rosemary bruschetta

4-6 rosemary sprigs, for brushing

80 ml (1/3 cup) extra-virgin olive oil

8 thick slices of day-old sourdough bread

2 garlic cloves, halved

Method

Main

1.Preheat a char-grill pan over high heat. Combine eggplant and olive oil in a bowl, season to taste and toss to combine. Cook half the eggplant, turning occasionally, until golden and tender (1-2 minutes each side). Transfer to a bowl, add garlic and repeat with remaining eggplant. Drizzle eggplant with vincotto or balsamic vinegar, then add tomato and herbs, toss to combine, season to taste and set aside.

2.Meanwhile, for rosemary bruschetta, dip rosemary sprigs in olive oil and brush bread slices on one side with oil. Char-grill bread, oiled-side down, in batches and, while cooking, brush other side with oil using rosemary sprigs and cook until golden (1-2 minutes each side). Rub with cut-side of halved garlic and keep warm.

3.Divide eggplant among plates, top with mozzarella or fior di latte, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and serve with bruschetta.

Recipe / styling by Lisa Featherby

Styling by Mia Asker

Styling by Amanda McLauchlan