Simple Way to Make Speedy Eggplant Involtini

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, eggplant involtini. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Eggplant Involtini is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Eggplant Involtini is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have eggplant involtini using 13 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Involtini:

1. Make ready eggplants, peeled
2. Make ready Pam cooking spray
3. Take Olive oil
4. Make ready garlic, roughly chopped
5. Prepare dried oregano
6. Make ready red pepper flakes
7. Make ready tomatoes (whole, peeled)
8. Make ready basil (fresh), chopped and divided into 3 portions
9. Prepare ricotta
10. Prepare sandwich bread
11. Get shredded pecorino romano cheese
12. Get lemon, juiced
13. Prepare salt and pepper

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.

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