EGGPLANT PARMESAN TOWERS
Provided by Trisha Yearwood
Categories main-dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 to 6 servings, with extra sauce
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- To make a quick marinara sauce, place a saucepot over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds more. Pour in the red wine and cook for 1 minute to reduce. Using your hands or a potato masher, crush the tomatoes and add to the saucepot, including any juices from the can. Stir to combine. Add 1 whole stem of fresh basil leaves. Bring the sauce to a simmer and reduce the heat to medium low. Allow the sauce to continuing cooking while the rest of the components are prepared.
- Pour the vegetable oil into a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot and attach a deep-frying thermometer. Heat the oil over medium heat to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with paper towels and top with a cooling rack.
- Set up 3 low-sided dishes to make a breading station: To the first dish, add the flour, Italian seasoning and garlic powder. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and stir to combine. In the second dish, beat the eggs. To the third dish, add the breadcrumbs.
- Dredge both sides of the eggplant slices in the seasoned flour, shaking each piece to remove any excess. Next, dip the eggplant slices into the egg, allowing it to drip before moving onto the third dish. Then, coat the eggplant in the breadcrumbs evenly on both sides.
- Working in batches, carefully place the breaded eggplant into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown and crispy, about 30 seconds per side. Transfer to the cooling rack on the baking sheet. Sprinkle each slice generously with kosher salt. Continue this process until all the eggplant rounds have been fried.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Remove the basil stem from the marinara sauce.
- Remove the paper towels from the baking sheet. Build towers on the cooling rack: Top a slice of eggplant with 1 tablespoon of marinara sauce, 1 tablespoon mozzarella, 1 tablespoon Parmesan and 1 basil leaf. Place a second piece of eggplant on top and repeat this process. Top the tower with a third piece of eggplant and repeat only with sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan (no basil). Repeat this process to create 8 towers on the cooling rack.
- Bake until the cheese is melted and slightly browned on top, about 20 minutes. Transfer the towers to a serving platter. Garnish each eggplant tower with a fresh basil leaf and serve immediately.
ELEGANT EGGPLANT SALAD TOWERS (VEGAN)
This lovely recipe comes from a book called Vegan Planet. The book says " A stacked salad makes a striking forst course. Instead of eggplant slices, you can substitute slices of grilled portobello mushroom caps, if you prefer ". I love serving these towers as a first course when we entertain. I like to lightly grill the tomatoes with a little salt before placing them on the eggplant.
Provided by Um Safia
Categories Vegetable
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, combine the bell pepper, peas, onion & garlic. Add the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice & salt & pepper to taste. Toss to combine & then set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F Cut the middle section of the eggplant into 12 1/4" thick slices & place on a lightly oiled baking sheet. Season with salt & pepper to taste & then bake until soft, turning once, this should take 12-15 minutes approximately.
- Toast the bread in the oven or under the broiler / grill, to make 4 large croutons, set aside.
- Cut 4 1/4" thick slices from the tomato & set aside.
- Set out 4 salad plates & place 1 lettuce leaf on each plate. Top each leaf with a crouton. Using a slotted spoon, place an eggplant slice on top of the crouton. Top with a spoonful of the marinated salad, followed by another slice of eggplant, followed by a slice of tomato.
- Repeat with the remaining marinated salad & top with the remaining eggplant slice. Sprinkle with the parsley & drizzle with any remaining dressing from the marinated vegetables or additional olive oil.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.9, Fat 14.1, SaturatedFat 2, Sodium 27.7, Carbohydrate 16.7, Fiber 7.1, Sugar 7.8, Protein 3.4
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