Vegetarian Moussaka Kugel inspired by S'kar's Eggplant and Green

Ingredients

• 1 large eggplant
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion
• chopped
• 3 cloves garlic
• chopped
• 12 red pepper
• chopped
• 12 yellow pepper
• chopped
• 12 green pepper
• chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 14 teaspoon hot paprika (or squirt of something spicy)
• 1 egg
• beaten
• salt
• 14 cup tomato paste

Instructions

1. Peel and cube eggplant.
2. Rinse well and place in pot of water with 1/4 tspn salt.
3. Simmer until tender, about 15 minutes.
4. While the eggplant is cooking, fry the onion, garlic and peppers in 1 Tbspn oil till just starting to brown.
5. Drain the eggplant in a strainer and mash it with a potato masher to make a mush and drain excess water.
6. Place eggplant in frying pan with peppers.
7. Add 1 Tbspn oil, tomato paste, seasoned bread crumbs, and seasoning (paprika and spicy).
8. Add salt to taste.
9. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
10. Add egg.
11. Oil a pyrex round or square dish with remaining 1 Tbspn of oil.
12. Place eggplant mixture in it.
13. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 or microwave on high for about 12 minutes.