Roasted Pepper Eggplant and Cheese Terrine - Cooking in Chianti
 
 
Roasted Pepper Eggplant and Cheese Terrine is a vegetarian dish that can be served for brunch, lunch or supper as the main course or side dish.
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Recipe type: vegetarian
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 12
Ingredients
For the vegetables:
  • 6 large red bell peppers, halved, stemmed, and seeded
  • 6 large yellow bell peppers, halved, stemmed, and seeded
  • 3 large eggplants, cut into long, thin slices (no more than ⅛-inch-thick)
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For the Mascarpone and Ricotta filling:
  • 1 pound Mascarpone cheese (preferably imported Italian)
  • pound whole-milk Ricotta
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1 cup fresh Italian parsley leaves
For the basil oil:
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup basil leaves
To serve:
  • 4 cups baby greens
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 ripe plum tomatoes, diced
Instructions
  1. Preheat the broiler.
  2. Arrange the peppers, cut side down, on the baking sheet.
  3. Remove from the oven and cool to room temperature.
  4. Prepare the Mascarpone and Ricotta Filling:
  5. Combine the Mascarpone, Ricotta, salt, and pepper until smooth in a bowl. Line 2 terrine molds with plastic wrap. Arrange some of the eggplants on the bottom of each terrine.
  6. Top with some of the Mascarpone mixture, spreading it with the back of a spoon, then cover with a layer of peppers, a layer of parsley, and a layer of basil.
  7. Repeat until you finish all the ingredients; the top layer should be eggplant.
  8. Enclose in the plastic wrap and press with your hands to compact the ingredients so they hold together better when sliced.
  9. Refrigerate up to 24 hours.
  10. Prepare the basil oil:
  11. Place all the ingredients in a blender and process until almost smooth.
  12. How to Serve the Roasted Pepper, Eggplant & Cheese Terrine:
  13. Toss the greens with the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
  14. Arrange on each of 12 plates.
  15. Unwrap the terrine.
  16. Cut into thin slices and arrange on top of the greens.
  17. Drizzle with the basil oil and garnish with the diced tomatoes.
  18. Serve immediately.
Recipe by My Cookbook Addiction at http://www.mycookbookaddiction.com/2013/08/12/roasted-pepper-eggplant-and-cheese-terrine-cooking-in-chianti-castle/