Grilled Eggplant Involtini
- 2 large eggplant, 1 peeled and diced (3 cups), 1 cut into 8 slices, divided
- 3 tomatoes, halved and seeded
- 1 medium onion, diced (1 1/2 cups)
- 6 Tbs. olive oil, divided
- 4 cloves garlic, minced (4 tsp.)
- 1/4 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained
- 1/4 cup chopped basil leaves, plus more for garnish
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives
- 3 Tbs. capers, drained
- 2 Tbs. chopped parsley
- 2 Tbs. nutritional yeast
- 2 cups prepared tomato sauce
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Toss together diced eggplant, tomatoes, onion, 3 Tbs.
- olive oil, and garlic in bowl.
- Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
- Spread on baking sheet, and roast 25 minutes, or until vegetables are browned and tender.
- Transfer to food processor, and add sun-dried tomatoes, basil, olives, capers, parsley, and nutritional yeast; process until chunky-smooth.
- Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
- Heat remaining 3 Tbs.
- oil in grill pan over medium-high heat.
- Cook eggplant slices on grill pan 3 minutes per side, or until tender.
- Cool.
- Coat 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Spoon 1/4 cup roasted vegetables onto edge of each grilled eggplant slice.
- Roll eggplant slices into logs, and place seam-side-down in prepared baking dish.
- Spoon tomato sauce over eggplant rolls in dish.
- Bake 10 minutes, or until tomato sauce is hot and bubbly.
- Garnish with basil leaves.
eggplant, tomatoes, onion, olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, basil, kalamata olives, capers, parsley, nutritional yeast, tomato sauce
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/grilled-eggplant-involtini/ (may not work)