Baked eggplant with Parmesan

One more great recipe from National Cuisine Week, baked eggplant with cheese. Originally it was published on Svetlana's blog. I printed it, made some adjustments suitable for our family and I have to say, this recipe is a keeper.

I sliced the eggplant to about 3/8" thick, add some salt and let it sit for about 20 minutes. I brushed the both sides of the eggplant with olive oil and arranged it on a baking sheet lined with foil also brushed with olive oil. I made a mayonnaise spread using a light variety of mayonnaise and some granulated dry garlic powder. Then I spread a thin layer of the mix on top of each slice.

I baked the eggplant slices at 425"F for 15 minutes until they became slightly golden. Then I add some shredded parmesan cheese on top and returned it to oven for additional 5 minutes.

It's delicious like it is, just let it cool a little :) or you can add fresh sliced tomatoes to make it even better.

You can either make an eggplant tomato sandwich  or just top each piece of eggplant with a tomato slice. I also added some freshly ground cracked black pepper on top.

An absolutely great dish, healthy and very easy to make. It will probably become one of my favorites!

Where salad is coming from

Summer heat during day but wonderful evenings are perfect for the friends gathering. Traditional BBQ and salads are in favor right now! Fresh produce is on sale now at the stores and we love to try some new recipes over light dinner with friends. Some ingredients are coming straight from the garden, and it can not be fresher or tastier!

So I'd like to share with you the salad recipe we enjoying now pretty often since we have first tomato harvest this year. We like it with grilled chicken and a glass of chilled Pinot Grigio but you can have it your way.

Ingredients
(you can change the quantity of ingredients - after all, you know what taste you like!):

3 ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
1/2 cup red onion, diced, soaked in cold water for about 20 minutes and drained
1 cup fresh mozarella cheese, chopped
10 sweet basil leaves, diced
sunflower oil
red wine vinegar
salt & pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients and enjoy :) Please let me know how you liked it!