Ingredients

3 tbs olive oil

7 japanese eggplants (or 2 normal eggplants ) ends trimmed, cut 1 inch wide slices

1/2 cup toasted pine nuts

3 ounces goat chesse, crumbled

1/3 cup basil, thinly sliced

2 tbs chopped mint

3 tbs extra- virgin olive oil

3 tbs balsamic vinegar

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

place a grill pan over medium high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. drizzle the oilve oil over the slices of eggplant and toss to coat grill the eggplants until tenfer and grill marks appear, about 3 to 4 minutes per side… place the eggplants side by side on a serving platter. Sprinkle with the pine nuts, goat cheese basil and mint. drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.