Grilled Eggplant Casserole Recipes

GRILLED EGGPLANT PARM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes, olives, 1/4 cup water and the basil sprig and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and discard the basil sprig. Remove from the heat, add the butter and stir to incorporate.
• Meanwhile, heat a grill or grill pan over medium high. Brush both sides of the eggplant slices with the remaining 1/3 cup olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Grill, turning once, until well-marked and tender, about 4 minutes per side.
• Spread about a third of the sauce onto the bottom of a small rectangular (8-by-10-inch) baking dish. Top with half of the eggplant and half of the mozzarella, evenly spaced in the dish. Repeat with another third of the sauce and the remaining eggplant and mozzarella. Drizzle with the last of the sauce and sprinkle with the Parmesan.
• Bake until the sauce is thickened and bubbling and the cheese is golden in spots, about 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the sliced basil and serve warm.

GRILLED ZUCCHINI AND EGGPLANT CASSEROLE WITH PISTACHIO PESTO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Preheat a grill for cooking on medium-high heat.
• Drizzle the eggplants, zucchini and spring onions with 1/4 cup olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place everything on the grill and cook until just seared, about 2 minutes per side. Place the bell peppers and tomatoes in a large baking dish. Bake until blistered, about 10 minutes. When cool enough to handle, dice all the vegetables and add to a medium (10- to 12-inch) cast-iron casserole dish. Set aside.
• Add the garlic, pistachios and basil to a food processor. Turn on and drizzle in 2 ounces olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Add 3 ounces olive oil and the cheese. Taste for seasoning and texture. Top the eggplant with the pesto and grate the Parmesan over the top.
• Place the casserole in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.

GRILLED EGGPLANT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Heat grill to med/high, preheat oven to 350 degrees. You'll need 8x8 glass baking dish.
• 2. Brush sliced eggplant with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Grill until soft with grill marks, about 5 minutes on each side.
• 3. Toss chopped tomatoes, garlic, basil and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in large bowl.
• 4. Arrange 1/3 of tomato mixture on bottom of pan, then 1/2 of eggplant, half of sliced mozzarella, then 1/3 tomatoes, last 1/2 of eggplant, last 1/3 of tomatoes and top with last 1/2 of mozzarella. Bake 25 minutes until bubbly and cheese is melted. Cut into 8 pieces and serve.