Raw Eggplant Rolls in Air Fryer is another of my easy and quick Second Courses cooked in the air fryer! As you can see from the title, these eggplant and meat rolls are prepared and cooked directly raw without pre-cooking either the eggplants or the meat.
So similar by name to Eggplant Rolls in Air Fryer, but totally different in preparation, procedure, and cooking.
If you like eggplants, don’t miss the recipes for Whole Eggplants in Air Fryer, Eggplant Salad, and Stuffed Eggplants with Sauce.
Like all my other Air Fryer Recipes, this one is really easy and quick to make, and you’ll get a truly delicious second course that will surprise even those who don’t like fish that much!
If you also want to try making raw eggplant rolls in air fryer, read the recipe below!
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 4People
- Cooking methods: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Summer, Fall
- Energy 260.32 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 5.27 (g) of which sugars 2.43 (g)
- Proteins 23.28 (g)
- Fat 16.03 (g) of which saturated 5.84 (g)of which unsaturated 7.07 (g)
- Fibers 2.14 (g)
- Sodium 737.50 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 155 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
- 1 black oval eggplant (about 9.5 oz)
- extra virgin olive oil
- 12.5 oz ground beef
- 1 clove garlic
- parsley
- salt
What is needed to cook the eggplant and meat rolls
- 1 Air Fryer
How to prepare raw eggplant rolls in air fryer
Place the ground beef in a bowl.
Add a chopped garlic clove and parsley, salt, and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
Mix with a fork to combine the ingredients.
Wash an eggplant and remove the stem.
Slice it into very thin slices using a mandoline.
Place a slice of eggplant on the cutting board.
Form a meatball with the ground beef and place it in the center of the eggplant slice.
Roll the eggplant slice around the meatball and secure with a toothpick to prevent it from moving.
Finish preparing all the rolls.
Place the eggplant and meat rolls in the air fryer basket and spray them with oil.
Cook the raw eggplant rolls in the air fryer at 375°F for 14 minutes, being careful to turn the rolls halfway through cooking.
When they are ready, serve them hot.
You can serve them accompanied by Oriental sauce or Greek sauce with feta and yogurt.
How to store raw eggplant rolls in air fryer
The raw eggplant rolls in air fryer can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.
