Aubergine & Tomato Towers

Trying to cut down on calories is not the easiest of tasks for anyone, let alone for a food enthusiast who spends most of the day thinking about recipes to try, food to buy and preparing meals to eat! Ah yes, Summer is approaching and like many I want to lose some weight so now I am following a low-calorie diet! However on weekends I try to work my way around it so today, instead of a rich starter I prepared the following recipe:

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Ingredients for4 persons:

• 1 long aubergine
• 4 flat tomatoes, same size
• 150gr scamorza cheese
• fresh oregano
• salt & pepper
• olive oil

Slice the aubergines into 1cm circles and grill them from both sides. Meanwhile, take the tomatoes one by one and slice them into circles as well keeping each tomato together since each tomato will be used as an individual portion. Cut in approximately equal size the scamorza cheese. Once all ingredients are ready start piling up the towers. Take an oven-proof dish, start with the base of tomato, then top up with the grilled aubergine, the cheese and repeat layers until you use up all the tomato. Repeat process for the other 3 tomatoes. When ready sprinkle with salt and pepper, dress with some olive oil and freshly chopped oregano leaves. Put into the pre-heated oven at 180 degrees celsius for about 20–30 minutes. Serve warm with bread and add some balsamic vinegar, if you like.