Name: Eggplant and Chickpea Moussaka with Tomatoes And Basil
Ingredients: 1 lg Italian eggplant, sliced 1/4" thick; Salt; Olive oil spray; 2 Cloves garlic, minced; 2 Ripe tomatoes, chopped; 3 tb Chopped fresh basil; 2 ts Dried oregano; 1/2 c White wine, or broth with lemon; 1 c Chickpeas, cooked; 2 Eggs, lightly beaten; 2 tb Grated Parmesan cheese

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs, Dairy	Greek	Greek, Vegetarian, Path.lib	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lg	Italian eggplant, sliced 1/4" thick
		Salt
		Olive oil spray
2		Cloves garlic, minced
2		Ripe tomatoes, chopped
3	tb	Chopped fresh basil
2	ts	Dried oregano
1/2	c	White wine, or broth with lemon
1	c	Chickpeas, cooked
2		Eggs, lightly beaten
2	tb	Grated Parmesan cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 300F. Place eggplant slices on a large baking tray and
lightly sprinkle with salt. Bake for 10 minutes, or until easily pierced
with a fork.
While eggplant is baking, heat a skillet and spray lightly with oil. Saute
onion until soft. Add garlic, tomatoes , basil, oregano and wine. Continue
to cook until tomatoes soften, about 10 minutes.
Rinse salt from eggplant, if desired. Place slices in a lightly oiled
(sprayed) 9- by 12-inch baking dish. Raise temperature of oven to 350F.
Spread chickpeas over eggplant; top with beaten eggs. Spoon tomato mixture
over eggs. Sprinkle with cheese and bake for 45 minutes. Serve hot and
garnish with a leaf or two of fresh basil. Will serve 2 lunch to 4 buffet
portions. HALF: 342 cals; 8.8 g fat, 24.7% cff.
Recipe from <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu> to McCHAT 2/22/97. The Cole
Publishing Group (California). FILE: coleworl.mcf; a collection reprinted
by Sierra: MasterCook4 (Dec 1996)
Recipe by: Cole's Cooking Companion: Vegetarian Gourmet (1995)
Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n053 by PATh <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu> on Feb
24, 1997.

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