Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Serving : 6 members
Description
Aubergine rolls. An easy to make starter with a few ingredients, aesthetically presented. The tang of tomatoes gives more zing to the rolls which is executed well and transformed into little wonders. When making these i tried rolling with bits of olives but felt it would be salty and avoided doing so with the rest. I made these for lunch to be sent over to a friends (priyas) place. I forgot to keep the olive filled rolls aside. The lunch was packed and sent over to priyas place. She called to thank me for the lunch and compliment me about the food. She liked everything but mentioned saying that the aubergine rolls were extremely salty. Only then did i realize that i packed the olive rolled aubergine rolls to her place. Well a flaw in me and my culinary experiment.
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Aubergine (big violet ones ) | 2 sliced horizontally into thin slices |
| Mayonnaise | 2 tablespoon |
| Salt | to taste |
| Sugar | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Dried herbs ( oregano , rose Mary , thyme ) | a pinch of each |
| Chilli flakes | to taste |
| Basilica sauce | 4 tablespoons ( I used barilla brand , available in all department stores , you can substitute with hot and sweet tomato sauce ) |
| Olive oil | 2 tablespoons |
Method
- Sprinkle salt over the thinly sliced aubergines and set aside for 5 minutes . This helps to remove the moister content in the aubergines and helps to take in some salt also .
- Pat the aubergines with a cloth and dry them . Heat 1/4 teaspoon of olive oil at a time and fry the aubergine thin slices, 1 minute on each side till it gets cooked through and gets soft and pile able . Set aside to cool .
- Mix all the other ingredients together . Taste and adjust . Apply the sauce mixture over the one aubergine slice .
- Place another aubergine slice over to sandwich them together . Then roll tightly and pin it with tooth pick .
- Do the same with all the aubergine slices and the sauce mixture . Serve hot or at room temperature .
