Easy and quick grilled eggplant skewers, the recipe is perfect to prepare well in advance, ideal for a summer dinner. These are grilled eggplants, enriched with a delicious filling of basil pesto and speck, all assembled on a wooden stick like a skewer.
They are really special, quick, and tasty, try them as soon as possible, I’m sure they will win you over!!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
- Energy 266.23 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 7.25 (g) of which sugars 4.12 (g)
- Proteins 19.34 (g)
- Fat 18.26 (g) of which saturated 7.19 (g)of which unsaturated 6.16 (g)
- Fibers 3.11 (g)
- Sodium 1,051.05 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 110 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
- 2 eggplants
- 3 tablespoons Genovese pesto
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- 4.2 oz speck
- 5.3 oz cherry mozzarella balls
- to taste cherry tomatoes
- 2 Skewers
How to make easy and quick grilled eggplant skewers
Start by washing the eggplants. Trim the ends, then slice them about 1/2 inch thick.
Transfer them to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, brush with oil, and season with salt.
Proceed by baking the eggplants at 392°F for about 10 minutes, or until golden.
At the end of cooking, take the eggplants and stuff them with pesto, a slice of prosciutto, and roll them up.
Take the skewers and skewer first a cherry tomato then the eggplant rolls alternating with mozzarella balls.
You can serve them immediately or prepare them well in advance!
Easy and quick grilled eggplant skewers, storage, and tips:
The skewers can be stored in the refrigerator until the next day. If you don’t like basil pesto, you can use pistachio pesto, or replace it with a creamy cheese like Philadelphia or stracchino.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Can the eggplants be fried?
The eggplants can be fried in plenty of peanut oil.
Can the filling be replaced?
Certainly, you can replace prosciutto with cooked ham and instead of mozzarella balls, you can use smoked scamorza or a cube of feta.
