Eggplant involtini

The classic approach to these cheese-filled eggplant rolls—breading and frying—is tedious, and it obscures the signature ingredient. We ditched both steps for a lighter, less fussy dish. Eggplant involtini recipes are often just eggplant Parmesan in a more complicated form: fried eggplant, milky cheese filling, and lots of sauce, with a blanket of mozzarella. We wanted a lighter, more summery dish that focused on the eggplant. Baking the eggplant instead of frying it allows us to skip the…

Eggplant involtini stuffed with herby ricotta filling baked in rich tomato sauce is a delicious vegetarian dish, perfect for dinner.

This eggplant involtini is made with baked eggplant slices rolled around creamy ricotta and baked in a delicious tomato sauce.

This eggplant involtini recipe is made by rolling slices of oven-baked eggplant with basil-ricotta mixture and baking it in a homemade tomato sauce. Serve it as a vegetarian main course or as a side dish to accompany any meat dishes. Either way, it is easy-to-make and delicious.

A summerweight, weeknight-friendly eggplant parm with no skimping on the tangy mix of melted cheese, tomato sauce, and silky eggplant.

Adapted from Tartine Bread Notes: Below is a half recipe of the book's. The book offers a recipe for tomato sauce, which I'm sure is delicious, but I have been hooked on Marcella Hazan's recipe I used these fabulous mini gratin dishes but feel free to use a standard-sized baking dish. Recently I made these by roasting the eggplant for 10 minutes on one side, 8 minutes on the other, brushed with olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper. I also simplified the filling by omitting the…

Eggplant rollatini is made with thinly sliced, fried eggplant slices wrapped around a creamy ricotta mixture, and topped with marinara.

This eggplant involtini is a light, simple, fresh summer dish that takes the hassle out of eggplant. Follow me on Pinterest for more seasonal recipes like this!

smitten kitchen on Instagram: "Eggplant involtini is essentially a summerweight, weeknight-friendly eggplant parm with no skimping on the tangy mix of melted cheese, tomato sauce, and silky eggplant, and I get obsessed with it every August. I hope you find it as worthy of repetition as I do. // Eggplant Involtini on smittenkitchen.com or linked in profile. https://smittenkitchen.com/2022/09/eggplant-involtini/"

Cheesy Eggplant Roll-Ups, known in Italy as Involtini di Melanzane, is a delightful dish that combines thin slices of eggplant with creamy mozzarella cheese, wrapped up and baked in a rich tomato sauce.Perfect as an appetizer, side dish, or even a main course, these roll-ups are sure to become a favorite at your table.