Fried aubergine with cheese

Name: Fried aubergine with cheese (Berenjena con queso)
Yield: For 4 Tapas
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 4 thin slices of tangy, easy-to-melt cheese, such as French Chaumes, cut to fit the aubergine; 2 beaten eggs for coating; olive oil for frying; flour for coating; 8 thin slices of aubergine; salt to taste

Berenjena con queso

Preparation info

For
4
Tapas

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

New Tapas

By Fiona Dunlop

Published 2002

About

This, Casa Pali’s flagship tapa, is easy and quick to prepare. It can even be half-cooked in advance and re-fried at the last minute. Your guests will need small knives and forks to devour it.

Ingredients

4 thin slices of tangy, easy-to-melt cheese, such as French Chaumes, cut to fit the aubergine
8 thin slices

Europe
Spain
Logroño
La Rioja
Starter
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

For each tapa, place 1 slice of cheese between 2 slices of aubergine.
Season each sandwich of aubergine with salt, then dip it in egg and then flour. Fry in a little olive oil over a medium heat until golden on both sides. Serve hot.