Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad

1 large eggplant 3 large tomatoes 1 cup goat cheese or 1 cup feta 1/2 cup fresh basil leaf 1/2 fresh lemon, juice of 2 garlic cloves 1 Cut of the eggplant[...]

3 tablespoons olive oil 7 Japanese eggplants , ends trimmed, cut into 1-inch wide slices 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts 3 ounces goat cheese, crumbled 1/3 cup[...]

1 1/2 cups olive oil (or use a bottled vinaigrette) 1/2 cup lemon juice 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard garlic , minced to taste onion , minced to taste basil ,[...]

8 slices of thick fresh pumpernickel bread 1 eggplant , cut into rounds (I like to use the Japanese eggplant that do not need to be peeled and much sweeter[...]