eggplant tomato and cheese rollups

Eggplant Rollups

Ingredients

  • 2x Eggplants
  • 500g Ricotta
  • 1x larch bunch Silverbeet or spinach
  • 1/2 bunch Parsley
  • 700g Passata
  • 1/2 cup of parmesan
  • Oregano, thyme, basil, coriander, garlic powder sprinkled on top (as much as you like)
  • Salt and pepper
  • Extra virgin olive oil

 

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees
  2. Thinly slice eggplant longways
  3. Salt the eggplant and sit for 30 minutes
  4. Rinse the eggplant and pat dry
  5. Heat olive oil in a fry pan
  6. Fry eggplant each side until browned (alternatively brush oil on the eggplant and bake)
  7. Boil some water in a small pot and blanch greens for 1 minute
  8. In a bowl mash ricotta, add drained greens, chopped parsley, salt and pepper
  9. Place a small amount of the ricotta mixture at the end of the eggplant and roll it up
  10. Cover the bottom of a baking dish with passata
  11. Place rolled eggplants into the dish
  12. Pour over the rest of the passata
  13. Sprinkle with cheese, herbs, salt and pepper
  14. Bake for 25minutes or until browned
Back to blog