The puff pastry calzone with ham and eggplant is very easy to make and definitely pleases everyone, it is prepared in a short time and is delicious both hot and melty and at room temperature, ideal to take on a day trip or picnic.
With very few ingredients you can also have an appetizer perhaps for an evening with friends, keep in mind that one of these super calzones is enough for 4 people as an appetizer or for 2 as a main course, so it is also very economical.
If you like tasty recipes you can read the recipe for making the rustici leccesi which I adore or the baked beet calzones which are simply delicious.
Let’s find out right after the photo how to prepare this puff pastry calzone with ham and eggplant!!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 2 People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer and Autumn
Ingredients for the puff pastry calzone with ham and eggplant
- 1 roll puff pastry
- 1 black oval eggplant
- 5.3 oz cooked ham (in one piece)
- 4.2 oz fresh cheese (melty type like mozzarella or Asiago)
How to make the puff pastry calzone with ham and eggplant
Prepare the puff pastry calzone with ham and eggplant starting with the eggplants, wash it, trim it, and cut it into slices a little less than 1/2 inch thick.
Then cut each slice into sticks and then into small pieces.
In a pan with a little extra virgin olive oil, cook the eggplant stirring often to avoid burning it, it should become soft.
It will take more or less 10 minutes, if you see it tends to burn you can add 1 tablespoon of water to avoid adding more oil.
In the meantime, preheat the oven to 392°F, cut the slice of ham into diamonds and then into small pieces and do the same with the cheese.
You can use both the mozzarella in a block for pizza or Asiago or Latteria or even Cacciotta.
Once the eggplant is cooked and warm, unroll the puff pastry leaving it with its parchment paper.
Mix ham and cheese with the eggplants, then cover half the pastry with the filling.
Close the ham and eggplant calzone into a half-moon shape and seal the edges with the help of a fork, make holes on the surface and bake.
Bake the calzone on the center rack of the oven for at least 20 minutes checking the browning level of the pastry.
Take it out of the oven, let it rest for 5 minutes before serving and…
ENJOY YOUR MEAL
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Puff pastry calzone with ham and eggplant preservation
The calzone can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 days in an airtight container, before eating pass it in the oven for 5 minutes.
You can enjoy the calzone also at room temperature.
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