Baked Eggplant Antipasto is a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian hor d'oeuvre. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 12 servings with 126 calories, 5g of protein, and 8g of fat each. If you have pine nuts, marinated artichoke hearts, roasted peppers, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Instructions
1
Layer eggplant slices in a bowl, sprinkling salt onto each layer. Set aside for 30 minutes.
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Eggplant
Salt
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Bowl
2
Spread a layer of paper towel on a work surface; drain eggplant slices on paper towels.
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Eggplant
Spread
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Paper Towels
3
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
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Baking Pan
Oven
4
Mix diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, artichoke hearts, and roasted red peppers in a bowl.
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Roasted Red Peppers
Artichoke Hearts
Tomato Sauce
Tomato
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Bowl
5
Heat a skillet over medium-low heat; toast pine nuts, stirring occasionally, in the hot skillet until fragrant and lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir toasted pine nuts, garlic, parsley, basil, oregano, and black pepper into tomato mixture using a fork.
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Black Pepper
Pine Nuts
Oregano
Parsley
Garlic
Tomato
Basil
Toast
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Frying Pan
6
Spread a layer of eggplant in the bottom of the prepared baking dish; spoon 1/3 the tomato mixture atop eggplant layer.
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Eggplant
Spread
Tomato
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Baking Pan
7
Sprinkle 1/3 the red onion, 1/3 the mozzarella, and 1/3 the Pecorino-Romano cheese over tomato layer. Repeat layering until all ingredients are used.
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Pecorino
Mozzarella
Red Onion
Tomato
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Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and golden brown, about 40 minutes.