Eggplant Rollatini
Date Added: Mar 12, 2010 Italian Side dishes

Description
Lightly fried eggplant in an egg batter rolled with Ricotta cheese, mozzarella and prosciutto and topped with tomato sauce. Omit the prosciutto to make it a vegetarian option.
Ingredients
- 2 Each Peeled Eggplants sliced lengthwise 1/2" thick
- 1 Each Italian Parsley, Bunch, chopped
- 3 Quart(s) Pomodoro Sauce
- 6 Each Eggs, beaten (egg wash for dipping eggplant)
- 2 Cup(s) All Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 Cup(s) Oil, blended
- 1/4 Cup(s) Parmesan Cheese, grated
- As Needed Ricotta Mixture
- 1 Cup(s) Mozzarella Cheese, grated
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Prepare eggplant in strainer with salt
- Place a weighted cover on for about an hour to get water out from eggplant
- Dredge eggplant in flour and place in egg wash
- In heated large skillet add olive oil
- Once oil is hot, start frying eggplant until golden on each side
- Place on plate with paper towel to cool
- Lay out eggplant, place 1 tablespoon of ricotta mix on one end then put a dab on other end and roll up
- Place tomato sauce on bottom of pan and place rolled eggplant on top
- sauce the top of eggplant and top with mozzarella cheese, basil and Parmesan
- Bake for 15 minutes
- Plate and garnish with Italian Parsley
- 1 Pound(s) Ricotta Cheese
- 1/2 Cup(s) Mozzarella Cheese, grated
- 1 Each Eggs, beaten (for ricotta mixture)
- 1/4 Pound(s) Prosciutto, diced
- 1 Each Basil Bunch, chiffonade
- 1 1/2 Cup(s) Pecorino Romano Cheese, grated
- To Taste Salt & Pepper
- In a bowl, mix together Ricotta cheese, mozzarella, egg, prosciutto, basil, Pecorino Romano, salt and pepper
Ricotta Mixture
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