Eggplant Involtini
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Eggplant Involtini a try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 16g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 275 calories. Head to the store and pick up lemon rind, tomatoes, pine nuts, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pine nuts you could follow this main course with the Pear Cake with Pine Nuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 33 minutes.
Instructions
Combine oil and tomatoes in a medium saucepan; stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 2 garlic cloves. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until reduced to 2 cups. Cool 10 minutes.
Place mixture in a food processor; process until smooth. Set aside.
Sprinkle eggplant slices evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper; arrange slices in a single layer on a foil-lined baking sheet. Lightly coat eggplant with cooking spray. Broil 4 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Cool 10 minutes.
Place remaining 2 garlic cloves in a mini food processor; pulse until chopped.
Add nuts and bread; pulse 10 times or until coarse crumbs form.
Add ricotta, rind, and egg; process until smooth. Stir in 1/2 cup basil and 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Spread 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce over the bottom of an 8-inch square glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Spread 2 tablespoons ricotta mixture onto each eggplant slice; roll up jelly-roll fashion.
Place rolls, seam sides down, over sauce in dish. Spoon remaining sauce over rolls.
Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until bubbly.
Sprinkle with remaining basil.