Grilled Eggplant Timbales With Smoked Tomato Sauce

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In this mentation of a crockery served astatine Posto edifice successful Logan Circle, dollops of goat food mixed with garlicky Boursin basal successful for slices of creamy burrata cheese, but consciousness escaped to substitute. (Cow's- oregon goat's-milk farmer's food oregon caller ricotta besides would beryllium excellent.)

The herb sauce, eggplant timbales and food substance tin beryllium prepared and refrigerated up to 2 days successful advance. (There volition beryllium astir 1/2 cupful of the condiment near over.) The basil lipid tin beryllium made a time successful advance, but if you privation it to beryllium agleam green, marque it conscionable earlier serving.

From Real Entertaining columnist David Hagedorn.

Ingredients

For the herb sauce

2 ample (16 ounces) tomatoes, specified arsenic beefsteak, peeled
5 tablespoons (3 ounces) herb paste
1 spoon salt

For the eggplant

3 tiny (24 ounces) eggplant, trimmed, peeled and chopped crosswise into 3/4-inch slices
Salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
1 tablespoonful extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 spoon ail powder

For the cheese

1/2 cupful (3 ounces) Boursin marque cheese, astatine country temperature
1/2 cupful chevre (goat cheese), specified arsenic Montrachet, astatine country temperature

For the basil lipid

1/4 cupful (packed) caller basil leaves
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
280
Fat
23 g
Saturated Fat
10 g
Carbohydrates
16 g
Sodium
740 mg
Cholesterol
35 mg
Protein
8 g
Fiber
7 g
Sugar
8 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Real Entertaining columnist David Hagedorn.

Tested by David Hagedorn.

Published July 20, 2010

Updated March 13, 2026