Roast Eggplant with Burrata and Pine Nuts

recipe

• Step 1
  Preheat the oven to 200°C. Wash the eggplant and slice it into 1 cm-thick rounds.
• Step 2
  Peel the garlic and cut it into thin slices.
• Step 3
  Arrange the eggplant slices on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper.
• Step 4
  Season with salt and pepper. Add the garlic slices and a drizzle of olive oil and bake for 30 minutes at 200°C.
• Step 5
  Toast the pine nuts in a pan over medium-high heat, stirring or shaking constantly, until golden.
• Step 6
  Finely chop the basil.
• Step 7
  When the eggplant is done, arrange it on a plate. Top with dollops of burrata and the chopped basil (optional: add a pinch of paprika or ground chili). Season with salt and pepper and then sprinkle with the toasted pine nuts -- it's ready to eat!