I thank the Italians for this delicious dish featuring eggplant. I also thank Jamie Oliver for his delicious version, but I highly recommend including the optional Oven Roasted Cherry Tomatoes because they give the dish that *wow* factor that makes you want to eat the leftovers for breakfast, unable to wait all those hours until lunchtime. This recipe calls for canned diced tomatoes, but if you are ambitious you can make your use peeled, seeded, and diced fresh tomatoes (I haven’t tried this so the cooking times may need to be adjusted).
Ingredients 2 large, firm eggplants 1 heaping
