Eggplant Involtini
Eggplant Involtini

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, eggplant involtini. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

We Have Almost Everything on eBay. Lightly coat eggplant with cooking spray. Involtini is the Italian word for "rolls" and is a recipe consisting of a wrapper of sorts rolled around a filling. You can make involtini out of vegetables (like this eggplant/aubergine version), fish or meat.

Eggplant Involtini is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Eggplant Involtini is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

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

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

But now it's summer, so something lighter is in order, and that means involtini di melanzane, or eggplant involtini ~ tender eggplant slices rolled up around cheese and baked in fresh tomato sauce. Eggplant Involtini is the epitome of Italian comfort food. These eggplant rolls are great for entertaining as they can be assembled ahead of time and baked just before serving. This is such an advantage as it means that you can spend time with your guests and not miss the fun.

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.

These eggplant rolls are great for entertaining as they can be assembled ahead of time and baked just before serving. This is such an advantage as it means that you can spend time with your guests and not miss the fun. This makes for a relaxed host and consequently relaxed guests. Line a sheetpan with parchment paper, a Silpat, or rub lightly with olive oil. Trim the stem end of each eggplant.

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