- 2 aubergines
- 1 mozzarella ball
- 1 tbsp capers
- 4 tomatoes
- a few leafs of mint
- salt
- olive oil
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 10 olives
It’s Friday! After a glorious day with sunshine yesterday, today we are are back to gray skies and rain. My only consolation is that spring is just around the corner and my other consolation is that I can always cook to keep smiling. Easy and cheap 
Last night I had some people over for dinner and I gave them an appetizer with aubergines. It is nice to greet your guests with a glass of bubbly and a little nibble (strictly no drink without food!) when they arrive. Like this you can guarantee a big smile on their face!
This can also make an excellent starter and it will take just about 20 minutes to prepare. You can use other cheese instead of mozzarella and add a little bit of chilly if you would like to add a bit of “heat” to it
Make sure you have plenty of fresh crunchy bread to go with it.
Method:
Slice the aubergines about 1,5 cm thick. Sprinkle them with salt and let them rest for 10-15 minutes. Then absorb the water they have released with a kitchen towel
Brush them with a little olive oil
Heat a griddle pan until hot then cook the aubergines on both sides for about 10 minutes to soften them up
Chop the olives, capers, tomatoes, mozzarella and mint
Mix them up together in a bowl with the olive oil and vinegar and put them on top of the sliced aubergines
Enjoy with some crunchy rustic bread!
I am pleased to enter this into into “Made with Love Mondays” hosted by Javelin Warrior.
Let's go back to how food used to be, made from wholesome, good ingredients. Let's embrace the slow food movement.
Taking time to cook yourself a decent meal should always come as a priority. After all we are what we eat! 
I’m bookmarking this recipe, so tasty and delicious. Brilliant for the summer as appetizers before a BBQ!
Un antipasto perfetto e sfizioso da presentare a una cena con amici, brava! Buon fine settimana, ciao!
Seems to be gray skies everywhere these days :/ But you’re right, cooking always makes me happy! This sounds and looks delicious, Alida. What a fresh and tasty appetizer… Thanks so much for sharing!
And you are very welcome Mark!
Great looking dish…
I thought I lost you, as I couldn’t open all your links;-(
I bring some bread over! The canapes look very colourful, fresh and tasty.
These look so delicious, Alida! I really love these colourful and healthy canapes… by the way, I can’t comment on yourlatest post as comments are closed.
Thank you Mich. And thank you for letting me know about the comments being off. I cannot seem to be able to turn them on. These IT problems drive me crazy!
ma non ti ho commentato su queste meraviglie? amazing! this may be one of my favorire cominations ever! and I love love love the mini-bites idea. would look great in a cooking book.
Thank you so much Barbara! To answer your last question, if you like to get my posts by email you can just sign up to the newsletter on the right hand side of the blog. X
Ciao Alida, non riesco più a commentarti, i commenti risultano chiusi! Un abbraccio
dear, I am dying to comment on your amazing savoiardi but your comments are closed on that post (?). baci. barbara
Just letting you know that I couldn’t leave comment on your newest posts (‘Commenting closed’)
Ciao Molly, ho dei problemi sul sito.. spero di risolverli presto! Ciao
Thanks for letting me know, I have some problems with the comments. Hoping to solve them soon! XX