Provençal Salad

I guess this salad is typical from Provence, France. Well... the matter is that is colorful, different, and delicious!

Ingredients:

*1 small eggplant sliced
*1/4 cup olive oil
*1 3/4 sliced zucchini
*1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and sliced
*2 cloves garlic, crushed.
*4 tomatoes, sliced
*2 TB chopped parsley
*1/3 cup black olives, halved and pitted
*1 TB lemon juice
*pepper to taste
*salt

Directions:

Place the eggplant slices in a colander. Sprinkle salt and leave them for about 30 minutes. Rinse with water and dry them in paper towels.

Heat half of the oil in a frying pan, add the eggplant slices, and fry them on both sides. Place them in a bowl.

Add the remaining oil and fry the zucchini and red pepper for about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and pepper continuing for 2 more minutes.

Add this to the eggplant already in the bowl with the sliced tomatoes, olives, parsley, lemon juice, and toss them thoroughly.

Let it cool. Serve with diner rolls.

Serves: 6