(*) For 3-4 people.
Heat the olive oil (1) in a casserole and sauté the onions, tomatoes and parsley in order over medium heat until soft.
Add the long grain rice and sauté briefly. Pour in the clear soup and cook the long grain rice at a high temperature for about ten minutes, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is completely absorbed.
Heat half of the oil (2) in a frying pan and fry the melanzan slices briefly on both sides over medium heat, remove and add to the long-grain rice. Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan and sauté the diced peppers until done. Remove the vegetables and add to the long-grain rice.
Mix the long grain rice with the vegetables. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper and bake, covered with aluminum foil, in a heated oven at 200 °C (fan 180 °C, gas mark 3-4) for about thirty minutes.
Mix with roasted, stewed or cooked seasonal vegetables of your choice or bake in the oven as an entrée or side dish without vegetables.