The roasted eggplants are a basic recipe for making many delicious things, and they are very easy to prepare. In this case, we will see how to cook them in an air fryer, but I’ll also provide instructions for baking them in the oven.
With roasted eggplants, you can prepare various recipes, such as salads, pasta toppings, bruschettas, and many more. I, for instance, paired them with bread and spreadable cheese, but often I use them for pasta, and other times I make delicious salads by adding many other ingredients, and very often I eat them just like that. In short, long live creativity in the kitchen! I’ll teach you how to make them super easily, and we’ll season them very simply with just parsley, salt, pepper, and EVO oil… a real delight even this way! I could eat tons of them!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2 People
- Cooking methods: Air Frying, Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
- 2 black oval eggplants
- 1 bunch parsley
- 1 drizzle extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
Tools
- Air Fryer
Steps
We wash the eggplants well, dry them, and poke them with the tines of a fork. We place them in the air fryer with parchment paper and cook at 340°F for about 30-35 minutes. Alternatively, we can bake them in a preheated oven at 355°F for about 45 minutes.
I waited just 5 minutes to avoid burning my hands, then using a fork and knife, we open them: you’ll notice that the skin peels off instantly, and the pulp will be soft and juicy.
We season the eggplant pulp in a bowl with finely chopped parsley, a generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, a pinch of salt, and a dash of pepper.
I paired them with some bread (gluten-free for me) and spreadable cheese, but they are delicious even like this or for salads or pasta toppings (see tips below). Enjoy your meal!
Tips for You
✔ You can use the roasted eggplants for many recipes, for example: salads, pasta toppings, served with hummus (try this recipe), for bruschettas, and many others.
✔ I recommend using a BBQ mesh inserted directly into the non-stick basket of your air fryer: the mesh protects the non-stick surface of the basket (keeping it like new) and allows the food to cook evenly, letting air circulate 360 degrees. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here.
✔ Alternatively, you can use perforated parchment paper, which allows air to pass from below to above. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here: link.
✔ For this recipe, I used the COSORI 4.7 air fryer that you can find on Amazon here.
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