Photo: Mae Mu
Aubergine with ricotta, Parmesan and orange pepper recipe
14 ingredients
10 min + 35 min
2 people
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I first ate this with the plate perched on my laptop keyboard during a cold afternoon in January. It felt like a firework display in my mouth, glamorous comfort food with the contrasting delights of currants and capers.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
658
Calories
26g
Protein
32g
Fat
68g
Carbs
Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Ricotta Cheese | 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim | 174 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Parmesan Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 110 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Capers | 1 tbsp (9g) drained | 2 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 4 plus 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 large aubergine
- tbsp medium red onion, peeled and cut into 5mm slices
- 1 garlic cloves, peeled and finely sliced
- 0.5 orange pepper, quartered, deseeded and cut across into 1cm slices
- 2 currants
- 1 water
- 3 heaped tsp tiny salted or brined capers, rinsed
- tbsp x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 2 grated Parmesan
- tbsp ricotta
- 1 sliced basil
- 0.5 salt, freshly ground black pepper and sugar
Directions
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