Red, white, and blue/black casserole

 
                    Red, White, And Blue/Black Casserole
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Casseroles                       Cheese
                 Main Dish                        Side Dishes
                 Vegetables                       Vegetarian
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1      Large         Eggplant
    3      Large         Tomatoes -- sliced 1/2-in thick
    1 1/2  Pounds        Mozzarella Cheese -- sliced 1/4-in thick
    1      Large         Onion -- sliced thin (optiona
 
 Red, White, and Blue/Black Casserole
 (Eggplant casserole with tomato and cheese)
 
 Cut the eggplant lengthwise once, then slice crosswise into semidisks
 about 3/4 inch thick.
 
 In a shallow casserole dish (2 in deep), stand some slices of eggplant
 on the narrow cut edge, to make a row, then fol- low this with slices
 of tomato, then slices of mozzarella cheese. Repeat until the whole
 dish is full. It should appear from the top to have bands of red,
 white, and black.
 
 Use your favorite seasoning (basil/oregano is the default), and bake
 until bubbly (about 25-30 minutes at 350 deg. F.
 
 
 contributed by Richard Newman-Wolfe, University of Rochester, Rochester
 NY, Nemo@Rochester.ARPA, from The Victory Garden Cookbook(?)
 
 Serves 4-6. 5 minutes preparation, 30 minutes to bake.
 
 You may wish to put a layer of onions on the bottom, horizontally,
 before you put the eggplant in the pan.
 
 This only works with European-style eggplant; Japanese and Asian
 eggplants are too narrow.
 
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