San Perido Eggplant - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 eggplant
sliced Provolone cheese
fresh basil
marinara or spaghetti sauce
olive oil

Preparation

Trim skin off eggplant.
Slice into rounds 1-inch thick. Liberally oil cookie sheet with olive oil.
Place eggplant on cookie sheet and bake in a 375\u00b0 oven approximately 7 to 10 minutes.
Remove cookie sheet and top each eggplant round with 2 tablespoons of marinara sauce.
Return to oven for 5 minutes. Remove cookie sheet, top each round with 1 or 2 fresh basil leaves and sliced Provolone cheese (approximately 1 ounce each).
Turn off oven.
Return to oven until cheese is melted.