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Aubergine with ricotta, Parmesan and orange pepper recipe
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Aubergine with ricotta, Parmesan and orange pepper recipe

14 ingredients 10 min + 35 min 2 people openrecipes

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.

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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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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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