Eggplant Rolls Filled With Basil And Cheese Recipes

EGGPLANT ROLLS FILLED WITH BASIL AND CHEESE

Steps:

• For sauce: Cook onion in oil over moderately-low heat, stirring, for 3 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and cook, stirring, until onion is softened.
• Add tomatoes, sugar and salt to taste and cook over moderate heat for 20 minutes.
• Puree mixture in processor until completely smooth and continue cooking over moderately-high heat for 5-10 minutes until thickened.
• Make rolls: Preheat broiler.
• In a bowl, stir together mozzarella, goat cheese and shredded basil.
• Pat eggplant dry.
• Arrange 1 layer of eggplant in a baking pan and brush with some of the oil.
• Broil 4 inches away from heat source for 3-4 minutes, or until golden.
• Turn, brush with remaining oil, and broil 3-4 minutes more.
• Transfer to a large platter to cool.
• Spread a mounded teaspoon of the cheese mixture lengthwise down the middle of each eggplant slice, leaving a 1 inch border at the wide end and, beginning at the narrow end, roll up jelly roll fashion.
• Arrange rolls, seam side down, in a oiled pyrex baking dish just large enough to hold rolls in one layer and broil for 3 minutes or until cheese is just melted and bubbling.
• Transfer to serving plates, spoon sauce over and garnish with basil.

EGGPLANT ROLLS FILLED WITH BASIL AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Make the tomato sauce:
• In a heavy skillet cook the onion in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, for 3 minutes, stir in the garlic, and cook the mixture, stirring, until the onion is softened. Add the tomatoes, the sugar, and salt to taste and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, for 20 minutes. Force the mixture through the fine disk of a food mill set over a saucepan and cook the sauce over moderately high heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until it is thickened to the desired consistency.
• Make the eggplant rolls:
• With a hand-held slicing device or large sharp knife cut the eggplant lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices. Sprinkle the slices on both sides with salt and let them drain in a colander for 30 minutes. In a bowl stir together the mozzarella, the goat cheese, and the shredded basil. Pat the eggplant dry, arrange one layer of it on the oiled rack of a broiler pan, and brush it with some of the oil. Broil the eggplant under a preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat for 3 to 4 minutes, or until it is golden. Turn the eggplant, brush it with some of the remaining oil, and broil it for 3 to 4 minutes more, or until it is golden. Transfer the eggplant to a large platter to cool and broil the remaining eggplant, brushing it with the remaining oil, in the same manner. Spread a mounded teaspoon of the cheese mixture lengthwise down the middle of each eggplant slice, leaving a 1-inch border at the wide end, and, beginning at the narrow end, roll up the eggplant jelly-roll fashion. Arrange the rolls, seam sides down, in an oiled flameproof shallow baking dish just large enough to hold them in one layer and broil them for 3 minutes, or until the cheese is just melted and bubbling.
• Transfer the eggplant rolls with a spatula to serving plates, spoon the tomato sauce over them, and garnish the rolls with the basil leaves. Makes about 12 rolls.