Eggplant Gratin

Name: Eggplant Gratin
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 1 extra large egg; 340 grams eggplant, unpeeled, sliced 1/2-inch thick; 59 milliliters half-and-half; 2 servings Kosher salt; 118 milliliters good bottled marinara sauce; 2 servings Good olive oil, for frying; 118 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan; 59 milliliters ricotta cheese

Eggplant Gratin might be a good recipe to expand your side dish repertoire. One portion of this dish contains roughly 19g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 292 calories. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up pepper, olive oil, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Heat about 1/8-inch of olive oil in a very large frying pan over medium heat. When the oil is almost smoking, add several slices of eggplant and cook, turning once, until they are evenly browned on both sides and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Be careful, it splatters!

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Olive Oil

Eggplant

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Transfer the cooked eggplant slices to paper towels to drain.

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Eggplant

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Paper Towels

Add more oil, heat, and add more eggplant until all the slices are cooked.

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Eggplant

Cooking Oil

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix together the ricotta, egg, half-and-half, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.

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Parmesan

Ricotta Cheese

Pepper

Salt

Egg

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Bowl

In each of 2 individual gratin dishes, place a layer of eggplant slices, then sprinkle with Parmesan, salt and pepper and spoon 1/2 of the marinara sauce. Next, add a second layer of eggplant, more salt and pepper, half the ricotta mixture, and finally 1 tablespoon of grated Parmesan on top.

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Salt And Pepper