Eggplant, Mermaid Style (Melanzane Alle Sirenuse)

Name: Eggplant, Mermaid Style (Melanzane Alle Sirenuse)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 leaves basil; 2 mediums eggplants, about 1 1/2 pounds, cut into 1/2-inch thick medallions; 3 eggs, beaten; 237 milliliters flour; 454 grams fresh mozzarella di bufula, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices; 473 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, for frying; 59 milliliters Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated; 6 servings Salt and pepper; 473 milliliters fresh tomatoes, chopped into 1/4-inch dice, with juices

Eggplant, Mermaid Style (Melanzane Alle Sirenuse) might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 25g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 461 calories. Head to the store and pick up basil, salt and pepper, tomatoes, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450 F.

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Oven

Place eggplant slices on a sheet tray and bake for 15 minutes, until light golden brown.

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Eggplant

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Oven

Form sandwiches out of the eggplant slices and cheese, placing one slice of cheese between two eggplant slices. Dredge each sandwich in the flour and dip in the egg.

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Eggplant

Cheese

All Purpose Flour

Dip

Egg

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet until almost smoking, and fry the sandwiches until golden brown.

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Olive Oil

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Remove to a plate lined with paper towels.

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Arrange sandwiches in a ceramic pie pan and distribute the basil leaves evenly over the sandwiches. Season the tomatoes with salt and pepper to taste, and spoon them over the sandwiches.

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Salt And Pepper