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Celebrity Recipes
from National Vegetarian Week, 18-25 May, 1996

Roasted Vegetable Layer

From Marks & Spencer - You will find a wide variety of foods and a selection or wines suitable for vegetarians at your local Marks and Spencer store.
Serves 2

1 large aubergine cut into thin slices lengthways, brushed with olive oil, roasted for 6-7 minutes
1 jar St Michael sun dried tomato paste
2 red peppers, roasted, skinned, de-seeded and cut into quarters
2 yellow peppers, as above
2 courgettes, cut into thin slices lengthways, brushed with olive oil and
roasted for 6-7 minutes

To roast the vegetables, place on a pre-heated baking skeet on the top shelf of a pre-heated oven (225°C/425°F/Gas Mark 7).

Filling (blend in food processor until smooth)

200g / 7oz ricotta cheese
10g fresh basil
80g mozzarella cheese
salt and pepper to taste

1. Lay a slice of aubergine in a shallow ovenproof dish and spread thinly with sun dried tomato paste, followed by 2 tablespoons of cheese filling.

2. Place red pepper on top of mixture, repeat process using yellow pepper.

3. Use courgettes as next layer, then yellow pepper, topping with aubergine as last layer, again spreading this with tomato paste and cheese mixture (topping should glaze in oven).

4. Bake in oven for 20 minutes at 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.

5. Serve with St Michael ready to bake Schiacciata Bread, Baby Leaf and Watercress Salad and a chilled bottle of St Michael Gold Label Chardonnay (suitable for vegetarians).

 
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Other recipes in this series:

Martina Navratilova's Pesto Sauce

Pasta with Lentils and Apricot Sauce

Anthea Turner's Chocolate & Rum Roulade

Potato and Fenugreek Curry

Sweet and Savoury Mushroom salad

Mixed Cheese and Spring Onion Rolls

Tuscan Bean and Roast Tomato Soup

Roast Vegetable Tarts


 
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