Eggplant mini pizzas, baked or air-fried.
Today’s recipe is vegetarian.
It’s a dish that can be made either in the oven or in a good air fryer with the same delicious result.
In this recipe, as you will see, I do not salt the eggplants, making it much simpler and faster to prepare.
You can prepare them in advance because they taste great at room temperature.
The king and star of the recipe is the seasoned Sicilian-style breadcrumbs.

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Cost: Very economical
Preparation time: 20 Minutes
Portions: 6
Cooking methods: Air Frying, Electric Oven, Frying
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Autumn, Winter, and Spring, Summer

441.93 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 441.93 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 48.38 (g) of which sugars 12.50 (g)
Proteins 19.16 (g)
Fat 19.65 (g) of which saturated 7.89 (g)of which unsaturated 5.19 (g)
Fibers 6.86 (g)
Sodium 750.74 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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1.76 lbs eggplants
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups breadcrumbs (seasoned Sicilian-style see recipe)
10.5 oz cherry tomatoes
7 oz provolone cheese
to taste salt
to taste pepper
to taste extra virgin olive oil
to taste roast herbs
to taste dried oregano

Tools

What we need to make

1 Knife
1 Cutting Board
2 Bowls
2 Baking Trays
1 Oven

Steps

Wash the eggplants, and remove the tip and leaves.
Slice them, and season with salt, oil, and desired herbs. Meanwhile…
Beat the eggs,
Then prepare the seasoned Sicilian-style breadcrumbs, follow the tutorial by clicking here
Now that we have prepared all the ingredients, we can start breading.
Take each slice and dip it first in the beaten egg.
and then in the breadcrumbs
pressing well to adhere the breading better.
There you go.
For classic oven baking, set to 375°F, spread the breaded slices on a baking tray, and bake for about 15 minutes.
then remove the tray from the oven and place a heap of previously seasoned chopped cherry tomatoes with salt and oregano and a drizzle of oil on each slice.
Subsequently place a heap of chopped provolone cheese on top of the tomatoes.
Then return the slices to the oven and complete baking for another 5 minutes at 400°F
If you want to use the air fryer, arrange the breaded eggplant slices in the container and cook for 10 minutes at 400°F, probably in multiple batches to cook all the slices.
then remove the slices and place a heap of previously seasoned chopped cherry tomatoes with salt and oregano and a drizzle of oil on each.
Subsequently place a heap of chopped provolone cheese on top of the tomatoes.
Then return the slices to the air fryer and complete cooking for another 5 minutes at 400°F
Then return the slices to the air fryer and complete cooking for another 5 minutes at 400°F.
Here are the ready eggplant mini pizzas that you can enjoy either hot or cold.