This is my family’s favourite picnic dish, sometimes zucchini is substituted for the eggplant. This is quite a laborious recipe, though the result is worthwhile and feeds lots of people as part of a buffet. This is my family’s favourite picnic dish, sometimes zucchini is substituted for the eggplant. This is quite a laborious recipe, though the result is worthwhile and feeds lots of people as part of a buffet.