Eggplant and cheese tacos — even though it’s not eggplant season right now, I gave in to the craving to make little eggplant and cheese tacos. My tacos contain no meat, only soft cheese and oven-roasted eggplant with a pinch of chili. Save this recipe and if you like, follow me on your favorite social network. You can find me on Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Budget-friendly
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 5
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer and Autumn
- Energy 399.81 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 25.01 (g) of which sugars 2.51 (g)
- Proteins 9.58 (g)
- Fat 29.62 (g) of which saturated 7.14 (g)of which unsaturated 16.47 (g)
- Fibers 2.43 (g)
- Sodium 604.25 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 70 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 eggplant
- 8 oz puff pastry
- 3.5 oz provola cheese
- 1 egg yolk
- 2/3 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 1 dried red chili pepper
Tools
- Parchment paper
- Baking pan
- Cutting board
- Round cutter
- Edible food marker
Steps
Peel the eggplant and slice it.
Arrange the eggplant slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and season with salt, olive oil, chili and chopped rosemary.
Bake in the oven at 374°F for 30 minutes. You can also grill them or cook them in the microwave; they will be tasty either way.
Open a roll of puff pastry and, using a 2 3/4-inch round cutter, cut out 14 discs.
On each puff pastry disc place a slice of eggplant and a small piece of provola, then fold it like a taco.
Place the eggplant and cheese tacos on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper (you can use the same sheet you used to roast the eggplant).
Brush the tacos with the egg yolk using a food brush.
Bake in the oven at 374°F for 20 minutes.
About tacos
Tacos, the Mexican street food, are tortillas made with wheat or corn flour and filled with various toppings such as meat and vegetables, then folded over. For clarity, a tortilla is a thin Mexican bread made with corn flour, very similar to the Romagna-style piadina but unleavened. Traditionally, tacos are filled with beef and much more, served with onions, cheese and sour cream. Worth trying.
Tacos, the Mexican street food, are tortillas made with wheat or corn flour and filled with various toppings such as meat and vegetables, then folded over. For clarity, a tortilla is a thin Mexican bread made with corn flour, very similar to the Romagna-style piadina but unleavened. Traditionally, tacos are filled with beef and much more, served with onions, cheese and sour cream. Worth trying.
