Eggplant roll recipe

Description

The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. These rolls can be served cold as an appetizer for a festive table or hot, for example, for dinner. If you don't have fresh currants at home, you can use frozen ones or omit them altogether—the taste of the rolls will still be delicious. This dish will surely please your family and be appreciated by your guests. By the way, if you'd like to make the recipe more budget-friendly, you can substitute ricotta with 9% or higher fat cottage cheese. The finished dish is ready to be served.

Instructions

1. 1

   Step 1

   Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Grease a baking pan with high sides.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Pour boiling water over the currants, let them stand for 5 minutes, then drain the water.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Slice the eggplants thinly lengthwise and fry in a pan until golden brown, 3 minutes on each side.

4. 4

   Step 4

   In a bowl, mix the ricotta, currants, chopped almonds, chopped basil, grated Parmesan, egg yolk, and season everything with salt and pepper.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Pour 3/4 of the sauce into a baking dish, fill the eggplants with the filling, and roll them up. Place the rolls into the sauce.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Pour the remaining sauce over everything and sprinkle grated mozzarella on top.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Bake everything for 25 minutes.