Instead of garlic you can spice up your seasoning with a few drops of garlic oil, equally fragrant but rather more digestible. If you love spicy, strong flavours, you can add some chilli or capers. Finally, in place of the parsley these aubergines are also excellent with mint.

With same cooking method you can also make courgettes and peppers – for the latter you should not use garlic and vinegar but copious quantities of mint instead.