Recipe: Mediterranean Eggplant

I got this recipe from a colleague....it tastes divine - just like those marinated eggplant slices you can get from the David Jones deli section.

Ingredients:
- eggplant
- salt, ground pepper, mixed herbs
- oil (olive, canola, vegetable...whatever you can find - although I think olive would be more traditional)
- garlic (fresh & diced)
- 1/2 red chilli (fresh & diced)
- vinegar (white. I used brown rice vinegar which is all I had on me & that worked fine)

Method:
Slice eggplant into 0.5 - 1cm slices. Score each side with criss cross pattern (careful not to cut all the way through). Sprinkle with salt. Set aside for a couple minutes. Drizzle bit of oil on each side. Cook eggplant in a pan until browned on each side & has good colour. Remove eggplant. Sprinkle diced garlic, chilli, more salt & pepper & vinegar). Eat straight away & have leftover cold the next day. I think you could one up this by rolling up some fetta spiked with herbs up in these marinated eggplant slices. If only I had some fetta on me now. Alas, I am currently writing this from South Korea and fancy cheese is existent but expensive & not at the local deli.

Enjoy!