Pagnotta di Melanzane e Maiale

The idea of doing a loaf of eggplant and pork came to me when, at a Sardinian dinner, we were served meatballs made of eggplant and lamb seasoned with pecorino, sheep’s milk cheese. It may be that at the time I was fascinated more with meat loaves than with meatballs and that I was attracted by the thought of doing a new dish with pork and a vegetable. Whatever the reason, when I finished working on it, it had changed considerably from the original. I like the more finished look of t