The eggplant and provola puff pastry in the air fryer is easy and quick to make, perfect as a dinner saver or for a last-minute lunch. You only need few ingredients, such as eggplants and puff pastry, which can be replaced with phyllo dough. We can cook the eggplant and provola puff pastry in the air fryer or in the oven, increasing the temperature and cooking time, as you will see below.
This savory pie is perfect for any occasion: the taste is reminiscent of eggplant parmigiana, so it is very tasty and cheesy. We can cook the eggplants in the air fryer or grill them in a pan.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 2 people
- Cooking methods: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1 roll puff pastry
- 1 eggplant
- 100 tomato sauce
- to taste provola
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
Tools
- Air Fryer
Steps
Cut an eggplant into slices about half a cm (1/4 inch); transfer them to a colander and add a pinch of salt on each slice. Let the eggplants drain the excess liquid to remove the bitterness. After half an hour, wash and dry them well. Transfer them to the air fryer basket and cook them with a spritz of extra virgin olive oil at 356°F for about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the sauce: in a small bowl mix the tomato sauce with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt. Slice the provola (or another type of cheese).
Open a roll of puff pastry and spread the tomato sauce in the center; place the eggplants on top, more sauce and finally the provola. Fold the four sides towards the center, and seal the edges with a fork.
Cook the puff pastry in the air fryer at 338°F for 20 minutes, then flip it and cook the other side at 374°F for 5 minutes. Alternatively, you can bake it in a preheated oven at 374°F for about 35 minutes.
Cut the eggplant and provola puff pastry and serve. Bon appétit!
Tips for you
✔ It is necessary to cook the eggplant puff pastry directly in the basket of the air fryer without pans or parchment paper: in this way, they will cook thanks to the air passing 360 degrees from bottom to top, allowing for ideal air frying. Pans or parchment paper would be a hindrance as they would block the air circulating inside the air fryer.
✔ I recommend using the BBQ mesh to insert directly in the non-stick basket of your air fryer: the mesh protects the non-stick surface of the basket (which will remain like new) and allows the food to cook evenly, allowing the air to pass through 360 degrees. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here.
✔ You can use perforated parchment paper (important: otherwise the air won’t pass under and over). You can also find it by clicking here.
✔ For this recipe, I used the air fryer COSORI 4.7 which you can find on Amazon here.
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