Eggplant with tomatoes cheese and garlic in the oven circles

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to bake eggplant slices in the oven with tomatoes cheese and garlic? Prepare everything you need to cook eggplants in the oven. Rinse the blueberries, tomatoes, peeled garlic and a bunch of greens in clean water.

2. Step 2:

   

   Cut the eggplant into circles about 1 centimeter thick. Put the circles in a deep container, pour two tablespoons (with a slide) of salt, pour cold water and mix everything so that the salt dissolves. Salt water will draw out the bitterness from the blue ones and thanks to this procedure, during further frying in a frying pan, eggplants will absorb significantly less vegetable oil.

3. Step 3:

   

   So that the circles do not float to the surface and are completely immersed in salt water, cover them from above, for example, with a plate and install a light load. Keep the eggplants in water for about 20-30 minutes.

4. Step 4:

   

   Drain the water, and squeeze the blue ones slightly with your hands.

5. Step 5:

   

   Cut tomatoes into circles slightly less thick than eggplant (about 5-7 millimeters).

6. Step 6:

   

   Prepare the sauce for greasing the eggplant, it will give juiciness and flavor to the finished dish. In a small container, add mayonnaise, garlic and allspice passed through the press. Mix everything thoroughly. The sauce can be left in this form, or you can optionally add your favorite seasonings to it.

7. Step 7:

   

   I added a frozen mixture of Provencal herbs and a pinch of nutmeg.

9. Step 8:

   

   Next, you can choose to cook in two ways. The first option of cooking without pre-frying: put the eggplant circles immediately after soaking on a baking sheet covered with baking paper. The second option with pre-frying: pour vegetable oil into a frying pan, heat it over high heat and fry the eggplant circles on one side until golden brown.

10. Step 9:

    

    I tried both options, but the second one was more to my liking, the taste of the finished dish seemed more saturated and complete. Place the eggplant slices on a baking sheet.

11. Step 10:

    

    Smear each eggplant circle with a small amount of sauce.

12. Step 11:

    

    Put the sliced tomatoes on top.

13. Step 12:

    

    Sprinkle with grated cheese. In the recipe I used grated purchased Gouda cheese.

14. Step 13:

    

    Put the eggplants in a preheated oven. The time and temperature can vary greatly depending on which oven you are using. I baked in an electric oven on the "top-bottom" mode at a temperature of 200 degrees for about 20 minutes. Then I changed the mode to convection and baked for about five more minutes, until the cheese turned brown and took on an appetizing golden crust. Sprinkle the finished eggplants with finely chopped fresh herbs.

15. Step 14:

    

    Let the eggplant brew for at least five minutes and serve!