Papeton d’Aubergines

Name: Papeton d’Aubergines
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 6–8
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 300 g (10 oz) courgettes, cut into 1 cm (½-inch) slices; 1 large mild onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 3 aubergines; 6 tablespoons olive oil; salt and pepper; 50 g (2 oz) breadcrumbs; 1 red pepper, diced; 1 green pepper, diced; 375 g (12 oz) tomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and chopped; 4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley; 1 egg

Aubergine and vegetable mould

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

The Cooking of Provence

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1995

About

Aubergines, courgettes, peppers and onions are baked in a mould lined with the dark skins of the aubergines. A beautiful summer starter or light lunch.

Ingredients

3 aubergines
6 tablespoons olive oil
300 g (10</

Europe
France
Starter
Lunch
Summer
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 6/200°C/400°F.

Cut the aubergines in half, make a few slits with a knife in the flesh and brush with a little of the olive oil. Place on a baking sheet, cut-side down, and b