Eggplant Mozzarella Tower
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
20 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 10 min.
Ready in
Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 2 Eggplant (cut into 12 slices)
- salt (to taste)
- peppers (to taste)
- 4 Tbsps olive oil
- 1 clove garlic cloves (finely chopped)
- 1 shallot (finely chopped)
- 3 Tomatoes (quartered; seeds removed and diced;)
- 3 Tomatoes (thinly sliced)
- 1 Tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)
- 2 balls Mozzarella (175 g | 6 oz each)
- 4 sprigs fresh parsley (for garnish)
Preparation
Kitchen utensils
1 Pot, 1 Small pot, 1 Bowl, 1 Small bowl, 1 Cutting board, 1 Small knife, 1 Tablespoon, 1 Teaspoon, 1 Fine-mesh sieve, 1 Slotted spoon, 1 Citrus juicer
Preparation steps
1.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2.
In a grill pan over medium-high heat arrange eggplant and season with salt and pepper. Brush with olive oil and grill in batches for approximately 5 minutes on each side, until golden brown.
3.
Meanwhile, heat the remaining olive oil in a skillet and saute the garlic and shallot for about 2 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes, season with salt and pepper and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in the fresh parsley.
4.
Drain the mozzarella and cut into 12 slices.
5.
Spray a shallow baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and stack the eggplant in the following manner - 1 eggplant slice followed by 1 slice of tomato, season with salt and pepper, topped with a slice of mozzarella. repeat the layer once more. For the third layer stack a slice of eggplant, drizzle with the diced tomato mixture and top with a slice of mozzarella. Repeat until you have four stacks total.
6.
Bake for 5 minutes until the cheese begins to melt.
7.
Serve with the remaining tomato salsa and garnish with fresh parsley.
