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I had an impromptu invasion of vegetarians last night after all the super markets had close so I was forced (oh, aidez moi) to go the fantastic Turkish deli nearby. Limited ingredients and not that cheap but their deli foods are sooooo tasty. I cheated and bought their (previous rapsodised I believe) griddled and marinade aubergine (about 20 slices) and 3 large balls of mozarella. I layered the aubergine, poured over shop bought arrabiata sauce then fresh basil leaves, slices of mozarella and then sprinklings of parmesan. Then I repeated and topped off with breadcrumbs. The nice thing was I made it in advance and the settled down to a "Return to River Cottage" marathon until they arrived. I served it with turkish pressed slathered with garlic butter and then baked, and a salda of endive, red oak lettuce and rocket with a lemon dressing. And a fantastic red durif/shiraz called Black Stump. Get it if you can. http://www.laithwaites.co.uk/product~product_code~37241.pasp It was, and I don't mean to blow my own trumpet here, fantastic my one complaint is that by using arrabiata that was a slightly vinegar taste to tomato sauce. The only alternative in the shop (bar making my own of course but I was being lazy) was a passata that was a little too watery. Of course I could have reduced that down but again with the laziness. In a way this doesn't really deserve to be called a 'recipe' in that its so simple but it was very good and perfect for a slightly damp Sunday evening. Simon
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