Name: Provolone and eggplant toasts
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 6 thick slices sourdough bread; 500 gm Provolone, grated; To serve: green leaf salad; Eggplant chutney; 100 ml vegetable oil; 400 gm eggplant (about 1), coarsely chopped; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 10 gm ginger, finely chopped; 1 long green chilli, finely chopped; 1 tsp each black mustard seeds and ground cumin; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 400 gm canned cherry tomatoes, drained; 150 ml malt vinegar, or to taste; 2 tbsp brown sugar, or to taste

Ingredients

6 thick slices sourdough bread

500 gm Provolone, grated

To serve: green leaf salad

Eggplant chutney

100 ml vegetable oil

400 gm eggplant (about 1), coarsely chopped

1 onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

10 gm ginger, finely chopped

1 long green chilli, finely chopped

1 tsp each black mustard seeds and ground cumin

½ tsp ground turmeric

400 gm canned cherry tomatoes, drained

150 ml malt vinegar, or to taste

2 tbsp brown sugar, or to taste

Method

Main

1.For eggplant chutney, heat half the oil in a frying pan over high heat, add half the eggplant, fry until golden (2-3 minutes), remove with a slotted spoon, drain on absorbent paper. Repeat with remaining oil and eggplant. Reduce heat to medium, add onion, garlic and ginger, stir until tender (5-7 minutes). Add chilli and spices, stir until fragrant (1 minute). Increase heat to medium-high, add tomato, vinegar, sugar, simmer until just starting to thicken (3-5 minutes). Return eggplant to pan, cook until combined (2-3 minutes), season to taste, keep warm.

2.Preheat a grill to high heat, grill bread until golden (1-2 minutes each side), spread with chutney, top with Provolone, grill until golden and melted (2-3 minutes), serve hot with salad.

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