Italian
Silvia’s Masterclass
From
Silvia’s Masterclass
season
1
Hassleback Eggplant Parmigiana
With
Silvia Colloca
Ingredients
2 large aubergines
600 ml of passata
125g Floridia buffalo mozzarella
½ cup fresh breadcrumbs
¼ cup (60ml) of Colovita extra-virgin olive oil
salt and pepper for seasoning
fresh basil, leaves picked to serve
Method
1. Pre heat your Oonni pizza oven to 250C or Preheat the oven to 180°C fan/160°C. Cut lengthways slits into the aubergines about 1cm apart, leaving the stalk attached and taking care not to cut right down to the bottom. Place in the Oonni oven and cook for 15 minutes. Remove from oven.
2. Pour 1/3 of the passata around the eggplant and place cheese slices in between eggplant slices, drizzle with remaining passata. Scatter with breadcrumbs and cook for a further 2 minutes.
3. Serve with bread and basil leaves.
Silvia Colloca
Silvia Colloca is an Italian-born food writer, opera singer, TV producer and host. She has authored seven cookbooks, including Silvia’s Cucina, Made in Italy, La Dolce Vita, Love, Laugh, Bake!, Simple Italian (2024), and The Italian Homecook (2025), all published by Penguin.
Silvia’s most recent television work is Silvia’s Italian Masterclass (Channel 10), with its latest season airing in October 2025. The series is currently funding for Season 4. She has also appeared as a special guest on SBS’s Mastermind in 2025. Her earlier TV credits include the SBS Food series Cook Like an Italian, which has screened internationally across three seasons, as well as Made in Italy with Silvia Colloca (SBS), filmed on location in the Le Marche and Abruzzo regions and earning her a 2015 TV WEEK Logie Award nomination for Best New Talent. She also co-wrote, co-produced and hosted the ABC prime-time series Silvia’s Italian Table in 2016.
Outside of food and television, Silvia has enjoyed a career as a celebrated opera singer and actress. In 2022, she released her debut solo classical album with Universal Music, which topped the Classical Charts for over 20 weeks. That same year, she performed with Andrea Bocelli at his Sydney concert, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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