Grilled Eggplant Parmesan

Name: Grilled Eggplant Parmesan
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 eggplant (1 lb. each); 1 Tbsp dried Italian herb mix or dried oregano; 283 grams mozzarella cheese; 79 milliliters olive oil; 79 milliliters grated parmesan cheese; 3 Tbsps chopped parsley; 737 grams jar (about marinara or pasta sauce; 4 servings Salt and pepper

Grilled Eggplant Parmesan requires around 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 4 servings with 510 calories, 24g of protein, and 37g of fat each. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. It works well as a pretty expensive main course for The Fourth Of July. Head to the store and pick up salt and pepper, olive oil, mozzarella cheese, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and fodmap friendly diet.

Instructions

Rinse eggplant, cut each crosswise into 3/4-inch rounds, and discard stems and smooth ends.

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Eggplant

Lay slices side by side on a large tray or 2 or 3 baking sheets, about 12 by 15 inches.

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In a small bowl, mix oil and Italian herb mix.

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Italian Seasoning

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Brush cut sides of eggplant with oil mixture.

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Eggplant

Cooking Oil

Cut mozzarella cheese into thin slices, making 1 piece for each eggplant round.

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Mozzarella

Eggplant

In a 1 1/2- to 2-quart pan over medium heat, stir marinara sauce occasionally until warm.

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Marinara Sauce

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Frying Pan

Set eggplant rounds on a grill over a solid bed of medium-hot coals or medium-high heat on a gas barbecue (you can hold your hand at grill level for only 3 to 4 seconds). Close lid of gas barbecue. Cook until eggplant is very soft when pressed, creamy inside (cut to test), and browned, 6 to 8 minutes; turn once. Set marinara sauce on cool area of grill to keep warm.

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Marinara Sauce

Eggplant

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