Eggplant with Tomato-Mint Sauce and Goat Cheese

== Ingredients ==
* 2 eggplants, large, trimmed cut ½"-thick rounds
* 1½ tbsp olive oil
* non-stick vegetable oil spray
* ½ cup chopped onion
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 4 Italian-style tomatoes stewed and peeled
* 3 tbsp chopped fresh mint
* ½ ts dried oregano
* ½ cup crumbled soft fresh goat cheese (feta)
* 8 fresh basil leaves, chopped
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 500°F. 
# Spray 2 large baking sheets with oil spray.
# Arrange eggplant rounds on prepared sheets; brush lightly with 1 tablespoon oil.
# Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
# Bake 10 minutes.
# Turn rounds over and bake until tender and golden, about 10 minutes longer.
# Remove from oven.
# Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
# Heat remaining ½ tablespoon oil in medium nonstick skillet over medium heat.
# Add onion; sauté‚ until tender, about 5 minutes.
# Add garlic and stir 1 minute.
# Season with salt and pepper.
# Add tomatoes with their juices, mint and oregano and simmer until sauce thickens and is reduced to 1¾ cups, breaking up tomatoes with back of spoon, about 20 minutes.
# Spoon half of tomato sauce into shallow 2-quart baking dish.
# Arrange eggplant rounds atop sauce, overlapping slightly.
# Spoon remaining sauce over.
# Sprinkle cheese over.
# Bake until heated through, about 20 minutes.
# Sprinkle with basil.
Category:Georgian Vegetarian
Category:Mint Recipes
Category:Oregano Recipes
Category:Eggplant Recipes
Category:Basil Recipes
Category:Feta Recipes
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