Baked Eggplant with Peppers, Tomato, and Mozzarella

Insofar as it is baked with tomato, basil, and mozzarella, this dish resembles eggplant parmigiana. It diverges, however, from the classic parmigiana version in several significant ways. There is a lusciously fleshy quality to the consistency of the eggplant itself because it is cut in half instead of in slices. In the parmigiana style the eggplant is fried before the dish is assembled and baked; here it is sautéed with slivers of garlic buried within it. When you are s