Grilled Eggplant Parm Recipe

Notes:

Grilled eggplant layered with cheese and an easy, quick marinara, low carb and delicious. I made this today and loved it. I got the recipe from: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/GRILLED-EGGPLANT-PARMIGIANA-238668

Servings: 4

Ingredients:
1/4 cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes
1 (15-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil
1/2 ounce finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (1/4 cup)
4 small Italian eggplants (1/2 pound each)
16 thin slices whole-milk mozzarella (from a 1-lb block; not fresh)

(I used a bag of reduced fat shredded mozzarella cheese, and also instead of fresh basil I used italian seasonings spices from a bottle with a grinder built in to it, i guess this is the lazy version lol but it worked out well!)

Directions:
Preparation

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook garlic and red-pepper flakes, stirring, 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and salt and cook, stirring, until thickened, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in basil (or italian seasonings) and parmesan.

Prepare a gas grill for direct-heat cooking over moderate heat.

Trim 1/4 inch off 2 opposite long sides of each eggplant. Cut each eggplant lengthwise (in same direction as trimmed sides so each slice has skin just around edge) into 4 slices. Brush slices with remaining 2 tablespoons oil.

Grill eggplant, covered, turning over once, until tender, about 6 minutes total. Transfer to a work surface.

Spread top of each slice with about 1 tablespoon tomato sauce and top with a slice of mozzarella, then restack each eggplant. Transfer stacks to a shallow baking pan and grill, covered, just until cheese is melted, about 4 minutes.

Cooks' note:
Eggplant (brushed with 1/4 cup oil) can be roasted on a foil-lined large baking sheet in middle of a 450°F oven, turning over once, 20 minutes. Top with sauce and cheese, then stack and bake 5 minutes more.

(I didn't have access to a grill so i made the oven version, which was excellent)

Submitted by:
Tara

Tags: Main Dish

This entry was posted on Monday, August 25th, 2008 at 3:56 pm and is filed under Atkins diet recipes, Easy Diet recipes, Low Carb Diet Recipes, Vegetarian diet recipes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.