Monday, October 22, 2012

Eggplant Cannelloni

 Photo Credit: http://www.self.com


Eggplant Cannelloni

Original Recipe: http://www.self.com/fooddiet/recipes/2007/10/eggplant-cannelloni


Ingredients:
Sauce:
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 large shallots, sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 jars (12 oz each) roasted red peppers, drained
  • 1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice (juice of 1 orange)

Eggplant:
  • 2 medium eggplants, cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch slices
  • olive oil cooking spray

Filling:
  • 4 oz goat cheese
  • 4 kalamata olives, pitted and minced
  • 1 teaspoon capers, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley


Directions:
For sauce:
  1. Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook shallots and garlic until soft, about 1 minute. Reduce heat. Cook until golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Add peppers and juice; bring to a boil. Lower heat; simmer until peppers are soft, about 5 minutes. Cool. Puree in a blender. Pour into a 9" x 13" baking dish.

For eggplant:
  1. Coat eggplants with cooking spray and broil on a baking sheet until golden on both sides, about 15 minutes. Heat oven to 400˚.

For filling:
  1. Mash cheese, olives, capers and 1 tbsp of the parsley in a bowl. Place 1 tbsp of filling at the end of each eggplant slice; roll up. Lay seam side down in dish. Bake 10 to 15 minutes. Top with remaining 1 tbsp parsley.

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