Eggplant Involtini
Eggplant Involtini

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, eggplant involtini. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Enjoy A Taste Of Italy With This Delicious Eggplant Parmesan. Eggplant Involtini is an Italian dish that is made by wrapping ricotta and parmesan cheeses inside soft cooked eggplant and then baked nestled in a tomato sauce. It reminds me of baked cannelloni, only a gluten-free/ pasta-free version.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook eggplant involtini using 13 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Involtini:
  1. Get 2 eggplants, peeled
  2. Get Pam cooking spray
  3. Get 2 Tbsp Olive oil
  4. Take 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  5. Prepare 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  6. Get 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  7. Make ready 1 can (28 oz.) tomatoes (whole, peeled)
  8. Take 1/2 cup basil (fresh), chopped and divided into 3 portions
  9. Take 8 oz ricotta
  10. Take 1 slice sandwich bread
  11. Make ready 1 1/2 oz shredded pecorino romano cheese
  12. Get 1 lemon, juiced
  13. Get salt and pepper

Eggplant involtini — tender slices of eggplant rolled into ricotta-stuffed parcels baked with homemade tomato sauce — never tastes better than this time of year, when the eggplant and tomatoes begin arriving in full force. Until last week, however, the dish, which requires salting and frying the eggplant, felt SO fussy, the thought of standing at the stovetop always deterring me from. Trim the stem end of each eggplant. We wanted a lighter, more summery dish that focused on the eggpla.

Instructions to make Eggplant Involtini:
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 F and place one rack on the lower position, and the other on the second to closest broiler level.
  2. Slice the peeled eggplants lengthwise, into the 1/2 inch planks. you should have 12 total slices.
  3. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment, and spray with cooking oil.
  4. Place the eggplant slices on the sheet pans and spray with more cooking oil. salt and pepper the slices.
  5. Bake 30-35 min until tender, and starting to brown. remove from oven and let rest 5 min, to cool. After removing the eggplant, pre-heat the broiler.
  6. While the eggplant is cooking, add olive oil, garlic, oregano, red pepper, and salt to a 12" broiler safe skillet. Place the skillet on medium heat and cook the garlic and spices ~1 min.
  7. Puree the can of whole tomatoes with an immersion blender (or finely chop the tomatoes by knife), and add them to the skillet, along with the one portion of the basil.
  8. Simmer the tomato sauce on low heat, stirring occasionally, while the eggplant bakes.
  9. Process the bread in a food processor until they resemble fine crumbs.
  10. In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, 1 oz of the romano cheese, ricotta, 1 portion of basil, 1/2 tsp of salt, and the lemon juice. fold the mixture until combined.
  11. Place the ricotta mixture onto the widest part of the eggplant slices.
  12. Roll up the slices and place seam-side down in the tomato sauce.
  13. Place under the broiler, and broil 5-10 min until browned.
  14. Sprinkle the remaining romano cheese, and the last portion of basil over the broiled eggplant and serve.

Eggplant is prepared in a variety of ways in southern Italy, especially in Sicily, where it turns up in pasta sauces, layered with tomatoes and cheese, and in this simple antipasto of involtini (stuffed rolls), which can also be served as a meatless main course in larger portions. The eggplant is tender, and the filling is creamy and flavorful. How To Make Eggplant Involtini *Note: The full printable recipe card is at the bottom of this post. Lay the eggplant slices in a single layer on a baking sheet. Spray the tops of the eggplant with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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