Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 large clove garlic
  • 1 pound eggplant
  • 8 ounces whole red pepper
  • 12 ounces zucchini
  • 1 10-inch plain focaccia
  • 1 small red onion to yield 1/3 cup finely chopped
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 ounces Parmigiano Reggiano to yield 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons coarsley grated
  • 1/2 bunch arugula
  • 1 ripe medium tomato

Method

  • Preheat broiler and cover broiler pan with aluminum foil.
  • Whisk oil and vinegar.
  • Crush garlic and add.
  • Wash eggplant and cut into rounds 1/4 inch thick.
  • Wash pepper, then trim, seed and cut into strips 1/2 inch wide.
  • Wash and trim zucchini, and slice 1/4 inch thick.
  • Mix ingredients in oil and vinegar mixture.
  • Arrange vegetables on broiler pan and broil close to the heat until browned.
  • Turn and brown on other side.
  • Meanwhile, finely chop red onion, grate cheese, wash and dry arugula, and wash and cut tomato into small chunks.
  • If focaccia is very thick, slice off some of the bread horizontally.
  • When vegetables are done, season with pepper and arrange on top of focaccia.
  • Sprinkle with onion, then with cheese; put under the broiler for two minutes or so to melt cheese.
  • Remove and tuck arugula into vegetables, and sprinkle with tomato.