Recipe: Delicious Eggplant Gratin

Eggplant Gratin. Next, add a second layer of eggplant. Mash feta cheese and cream together with a fork. Mix in garlic, parsley, basil, olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Spoon half the marinara sauce into each dish. Transfer the cooked eggplant slices to paper towels to drain. Add more oil, heat, and add more eggplant until all the slices are cooked. You can have Eggplant Gratin using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Eggplant Gratin

1. You need 1 of large eggplant.
2. You need 1/2 teaspoon of pepper and salt to taste.
3. You need 1 cup of marinara sauce, I used mine available in my profile or in search.
4. Prepare 12 slices of pepperoni.
5. It's 1/4 cup of plus 2 tablespoons freshly grated romano cheese, divided use.
6. Prepare 1/4 cup of ricotta cheese.
7. It's 1/2 teaspoon of italian seasoning spice blend.
8. It's 1 of large egg.
9. You need 1 teaspoon of hot sauce, such as franks brand.
10. It's 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
11. Prepare 3 of green onions, sliced.
12. It's 1/2 cup of italian four cheese blend, shredded.
13. You need 1/4 cup of heavy cream.

Brush both sides of eggplant slices with oil. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. In a large bowl, toss together the eggplant rounds, tomatoes, lemon zest, thyme, garlic, and ¼ cup of olive oil. One of the BEST Eggplant recipes ever is right here!

Eggplant Gratin step by step

1. Spray a baking dish with non stick spray. Preheat oven to 425.
2. Peel eggpant and slice crosswise into 1 inch slices.
3. Add pepperoni to large non stick skillet and cook on medium low until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove and save for later.
4. Season slices with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in the skillet the ppepperoni was cooked in. Non stick is important to pan roasting the eggplant with very little oil. On medium heat cook eggplant slices on both sides until golden and tender. Resist the thought that you need more oil, for best flavor you want them almost dry roasted in the skillet.
5. While that is vooking whisk together in a bowl the ricotta cheese, egg, cream, 1/4 cup romano cheese, hot sauce , 1/4 teaspoon pepper and Italian seasoning. Blend well. Set aside.
6. Add a thin layer of marinara sauce to the prepared baking dish.
7. Layer cooked eggpant, slightly overlapping in dish.
8. Cover with remainig marinara sauce.
9. Spread ricotta cheese mixture evenly over top.
10. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons romano cheese and the italian four cheese blend.
11. Add reserved pepperoni slices on top of cheese.
12. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling.

This EGGPLANT GRATIN or Aubergine Gratin makes a crowd-pleasing side dish! Tender eggplant is smothered with a fingerlickin tomato cream sauce, topped with Gruyere cheese and baked until bubbly perfection. It's a recipe you'll be making over and over again! Drizzle olive oil over the slices on a baking sheet. Repeat a second time with the rest of the eggplant.