Napoleon of Tomato and Aubergines

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Modern Classics

By Frances Bissell

Published 2000

  • About

I first served this crunchy, flavoursome stack of bread and vegetables as an accompaniment to grilled lamb cutlets. It also makes an excellent first course, or, with the addition of more vegetables and sliced goat’s cheese, a very good light main course; and, with the right kind of cheese, it is suitable for vegetarians.

Ingredients

  • 2 aubergines
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 8 slices bread

Method

Choose aubergines and tomatoes of roughly the same diameter, about 5-7.5 cm. (2-3 inches). Slice the aubergines, and cut 2 or 3