# Aubergine and lentil ragu with soft polenta

Aubergine and lentil ragu with soft polenta. The summertime supper of my dreams.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 aubergine
- salt
- oregano
- olive oil
- garlic
- shallots
- chili flakes
- canned tomatoes
- lentils
- dried porcini mushrooms
- polenta
- parmesan

## Instructions

1. Cut the aubergine in half lengthwise.
2. Cut the aubergine halves into smaller pieces, dicing them.
3. Place the diced aubergine in a bowl.
4. Add some oregano to the aubergine.
5. Drizzle olive oil over the aubergine.
6. Sprinkle salt on the aubergine.
7. Toss the aubergine to coat it evenly.
8. Spread the aubergine onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
9. Pour hot water over dried porcini mushrooms in a measuring cup to rehydrate them.
10. Heat olive oil in a skillet.
11. Add sliced garlic to the hot oil.
12. Add chopped shallots to the skillet.
13. Stir the garlic and shallots.
14. Add chili flakes to the skillet.
15. Add canned crushed tomatoes to the skillet.
16. Stir the tomatoes with the other ingredients in the skillet.
17. Add cooked lentils to the tomato mixture.
18. Add the roasted aubergine to the mixture.
19. Strain the rehydrated porcini mushrooms, reserving the liquid.
20. Chop the rehydrated porcini mushrooms.
21. Add the chopped porcini mushrooms to the skillet.
22. Pour the reserved mushroom liquid into the skillet.
23. Stir the ragu ingredients together.
24. Prepare the polenta by stirring it in a pot.
25. Drizzle olive oil into the polenta.
26. Add salt to the polenta.
27. Stir the polenta until smooth and creamy.
28. Serve the soft polenta in a bowl.
29. Top the polenta with the aubergine and lentil ragu.
30. Drizzle with olive oil.
31. Garnish with grated parmesan cheese.

## Equipment

- knife
- chopping board
- bowl
- baking tray
- pot
- whisk
- skillet
- wooden spoon
- sieve

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdHfJPyL/
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- Extracted: 2026-05-06

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