Eggplant and Pepper Tian on Fried Eggplant

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4 cups small dice eggplant, lightly salted to release excess water and bitterness

2 cups peeled and brunoised red pepper

2 cups peeled and brunoised yellow pepper

1/2 cup brunoised apple-wood smoked bacon

5 garlic cloves, crushed

2 teaspoons chiffonaded basil

2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon freshly picked thyme

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Fried Eggplant, recipe follows

Fried Eggplant:

1 Japanese eggplant

Salt, to purge the eggplant

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup flour, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper