Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, eggplant gratin. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Next, add a second layer of eggplant. A delicious eggplant gratin where eggplant is stuffed with tomatoes and bell peppers and baked in a creamy cheese sauce with feta and herbs. In a large bowl, toss together the eggplant rounds, tomatoes, lemon zest, thyme, garlic, and ¼ cup of olive oil.
Eggplant Gratin is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Eggplant Gratin is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have eggplant gratin using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Gratin:
- Make ready 1 large eggplant
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon pepper and salt to taste
- Prepare 1 cup marinara sauce, I used mine available in my profile or in search
- Get 12 slices pepperoni
- Take 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly grated romano cheese, divided use
- Take 1/4 cup ricotta cheese
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning spice blend
- Prepare 1 large egg
- Take 1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as franks brand
- Take 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Prepare 3 green onions, sliced
- Prepare 1/2 cup italian four cheese blend, shredded
- Prepare 1/4 cup heavy cream
It's a recipe you'll be making over and over again! Low Carb Eggplant Parmesan (Eggplant Gratin), is a tasty casserole loaded with fresh eggplant, melted cheese, garlic, herbs, and marinara sauce. An easy to make baked casserole with the flavors of Southern France and Italy. It doesn't matter whether you call it eggplant parmesan or eggplant gratin!.
Instructions to make Eggplant Gratin:
- Spray a baking dish with non stick spray. Preheat oven to 425
- Peel eggpant and slice crosswise into 1 inch slices
- Add pepperoni to large non stick skillet and cook on medium low until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove and save for later
- Season slices with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in the skillet the ppepperoni was cooked in. Non stick is important to pan roasting the eggplant with very little oil. On medium heat cook eggplant slices on both sides until golden and tender. Resist the thought that you need more oil, for best flavor you want them almost dry roasted in the skillet
- While that is vooking whisk together in a bowl the ricotta cheese, egg, cream, 1/4 cup romano cheese, hot sauce , 1/4 teaspoon pepper and Italian seasoning. Blend well. Set aside
- Add a thin layer of marinara sauce to the prepared baking dish
- Layer cooked eggpant, slightly overlapping in dish
- Cover with remainig marinara sauce
- Spread ricotta cheese mixture evenly over top
- Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons romano cheese and the italian four cheese blend
- Add reserved pepperoni slices on top of cheese
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling
This is a delicious dish that is low carb, keto-friendly, and has no added sugar. Place the eggplant and potatoes in a large bowl and drizzle with the ghee. Spoon a layer of sauce over the eggplant and sprinkle with basil and Parmesan. Arrange half of tomato slices over eggplant slices. Top with half of zucchini slices; sprinkle with half of cheese mixture.
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