Fabulous Aubergine Parmigiana!

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The aubergine parmigiana is the queen of unique dishes! A dish shared and disputed as origins from north to south Italy, with some different ingredients and methods of composition, but all absolutely fabulous! Few ingredients, but a lot of flavor for a dish that symbolizes Mediterranean dishes: tomato, aubergine, basil and cheese. Difficulty: Medium Preparation: 40 minutes Cooking: 100 minutes Portions: 8 people Note: Plus one hour for salted Ingredients: Large aubergine 1,5 kg Tomato passata 1,4 l Mozzarella 500 g Parmesan cheese as needed Onion 1/2 Extra virgin olive oil as needed Basil leaf 3/4 Fine salt as needed Sunflower oil as needed (to fry the aubergines) Coarse salt 35 g (to purge the aubergine) Plain flour as needed Eggs 4/5 Preparation: To prepare the parmigiana, the first thing to start by washing and drying the aubergines. Then with a knife remove the stem and start to cut the aubergine lengthwise, trying to get slices more or less
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Exquisite chocolate salami cake!

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The chocolate salami cake is a perfect dessert for a tasty snack, for a simple end of the meal or to rich enrich a dessert buffet. Very easy to prepare, able to put everyone in agreement.
Its particular shape, which can be cut into small slices, will cause young and old to fall into temptation. With this delicious chocolate salami every occasion will be excellent to enjoy a moment of pleasantness in company.

 Difficulty: Low
Preparation: 30 minutes
Portions: 8 people
Ingredients:
  • Dark chocolate 200 g
  • Dry biscuits 175 g 
  • Burro 150 g room temperature
  • Sugar 150 g
  • Eggs 2 medium 
  • Rum 10 g
  • Icing sugar as needed
Preparation: 

 To create chocolate salami, first you have to cut dark chocolate into small pieces. Put it in a cup and let it melt in the microwave, and once it is completely melted, let it cool.
In the meantime add the butter at room temperature into a small pieces and whisk it with the sugar using the electric whisk, and add the rum.
Lightly beat the eggs and pour a little at a time into the bowl with the butter and sugar, continuing to whisk with whips until you have a light and fluffy dough. At this point pour the melted chocolate now at room temperature. You must keep turning until you see that the chocolate will not be well blended. 

 Now take the biscuits and chop them coarsely with your hands in a bowl, and then add them to the chocolate, stir to mix all the dough.


 Take a sheet of baking paper and transfer the dough, with the spatula spread the dough creating a sausage. Lift one of the two ends of the sheet, bring it towards the center and roll up the salami until it is completely wrapped with baking paper.


 Fold the two ends of side paper making sure that the salami is tightly closed.
Put the salami on the tray, put it in the fridge and leave it to harden for a whole night. Once it is firmed, if you want you can tie it with string and sprinkle it with icing sugar.
Storage: 

 You can keep it in the fridge, closed in an airtight container, for 2-3 days at most. If you want you can freeze it for 1 month at most.
Advice: 

 As an alternative to rum you can use another liqueur to your liking and if you want an alcohol-free version you can use the same dose of orange juice.

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