Baked eggplants with tomato, onion and homemade cheese
6 servings
120 minutes
Baked eggplants with tomatoes, onions, and homemade cheese are a simple yet refined dish of European cuisine. Eggplants soaked in the aromas of garlic and spices become soft and tender, while sweet tomatoes add a slight tanginess. Onions add zest, and homemade cheese fills the dish with a creamy texture that smoothly blends all the flavors together. This treat is perfect for cozy family dinners as well as festive feasts, accompanying meat and vegetable dishes. It can be served as a standalone dish or used as a side. It's easy to prepare: ingredients are chopped, mixed, baked, and enhanced to perfection with fresh herbs. Warm, fragrant, and rich in flavors, it will delight even the most discerning gourmets.
1
Prepare vegetables and cheese.
2
Cut off the tails of the eggplants and peel them.
- Eggplant: 6 pieces
3
Then cut into cubes (not too small, better medium size).
- Eggplant: 6 pieces
4
Place the sliced eggplants in a baking dish.
- Eggplant: 6 pieces
5
Next, chop the onion into medium pieces.
- Onion: 1 head
6
Combine in the same baking dish with the eggplants.
- Onion: 1 head
7
Chop the tomatoes into small pieces.
- Tomatoes: 2 pieces
8
Add them to the eggplants and onions.
- Tomatoes: 2 pieces
9
Clean the garlic.
- Garlic: 1 head
10
Cut the garlic into large pieces (if the cloves are small, they can be left whole).
- Garlic: 1 head
11
Put the garlic with the other vegetables.
- Garlic: 1 head
12
Cut the homemade cheese into sticks first, then into cubes (about one centimeter in size).
- Farmer's cheese: 250 g
13
Add cheese to the vegetables.
- Farmer's cheese: 250 g
14
Add salt and sprinkle vegetable seasoning.
- Salt: 20 g
- Vegetable seasoning: 3 tablespoons
15
Mix everything thoroughly and add vegetable oil (the cheese may crumble a bit, but that's okay).
- Vegetable oil: 50 ml
16
Cover the baking dish with a lid; if there is no lid, seal it with foil.
17
Place in the oven for 60 minutes at 180 degrees (after 30 minutes, take it out, stir, and continue cooking).
18
Chop the dill quite coarsely.
- Dill: 1 bunch
19
After the dish is ready, add dill.
- Dill: 1 bunch
20
The amount of dill can be adjusted.
21
Mix everything thoroughly.
22
Portion out and serve at the table.