Ingredients:
- 2 cups peeled and brunoised red pepper
- 2 cups peeled and brunoised yellow pepper
- 1/2 cup brunoised apple-wood smoked bacon
- 2 tsp chiffonaded basil
- 1 tsp freshly picked thyme
- fried eggplant , recipe follows
- salt , to purge the eggplant
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Place 1/2-teaspoon extra virgin olive oil in a saute pan and add garlic cloves and bacon. Cook until bacon is slightly crisp. Blot the salted eggplant with paper towels to dry slightly. Discard 1/2 of the fat and add the eggplant. Cook until tender, season with fresh thyme, salt, and pepper. Drain and remove garlic.
- In 2 separate saute pans add the remaining extra virgin olive oil and gently saute the red and yellow peppers until tender. Season with salt, pepper, and basil chiffonade. Drain. Form the tians by placing a layer of eggplant in a ring mold and packing it down gently. Next, add a layer of red peppers, then eggplant, finishing up with yellow peppers. Pack everything down gently. Warm when ready to serve and place on a piece of fried eggplant.
- Fried Eggplant:
- Slice the neck of a Japanese eggplant thin on an electric slicer. It should be the thickness of a potato chip. Lay the slices out flat and sprinkle with salt and let stand for three hours.
- Preheat a fryer to 300 degrees F.
- Blot eggplant slices dry with paper towels. Dip the slices in buttermilk, then in seasoned flour, and fry until crisp. Drain.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 296.72 Kcal (1242 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 72.18 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 8.02g | 12% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 4.49mg | 1% | |
| Sodium | 606.98mg | 25% | |
| Potassium | 988.08mg | 21% | |
| Total Carbs | 50.61g | 17% | |
| Sugars | 17.33g | 69% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 14.26g | 57% | |
| Protein | 8.35g | 17% | |
| Vitamin C | 8.4mg | 14% | |
| Iron | 1.6mg | 9% | |
| Calcium | 159.6mg | 16% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 63.66 Kcal (267 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 15.49 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 1.72g | 12% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 0.96mg | 1% | |
| Sodium | 130.23mg | 25% | |
| Potassium | 212mg | 21% | |
| Total Carbs | 10.86g | 17% | |
| Sugars | 3.72g | 69% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.06g | 57% | |
| Protein | 1.79g | 17% | |
| Vitamin C | 1.8mg | 14% | |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 9% | |
| Calcium | 34.2mg | 16% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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