Sicilian Eggplant Bundles

I’m sure you’ve never tasted them this good.

Great as an appetizer for an aperitif or even as a main course.
They’re easy to make, and the novelty is you can also skip frying the eggplants, because I’ll explain how to bake them sliced in the oven without frying anything.
You can then complete the second cooking either in a conventional oven or in a combination microwave.

These are thought for you:

Cost: Very economical
Preparation time: 30 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Oven, Microwave
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

514.44 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 514.44 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 58.32 (g) of which sugars 11.04 (g)
Proteins 24.01 (g)
Fat 22.22 (g) of which saturated 2.78 (g)of which unsaturated 3.22 (g)
Fibers 10.82 (g)
Sodium 1,159.96 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 350 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

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2.2 lbs eggplants (medium)
3.5 oz prosciutto
3.5 oz primosale (or provola cheese of choice)
1 cup breadcrumbs (Sicilian seasoned)
17.6 oz tomato sauce
to taste salt
to taste pepper
to taste basil
to taste extra virgin olive oil

Sicilian Eggplant Bundles

Tools

What we need to make

1 Knife
1 Baking Tray
1 Microwave Oven

Steps

To make

Start with the preparation of the eggplants. Wash them, remove the stalk, and slice them not too thinly.
For this recipe, you should obtain 3 slices per serving for a total of at least 12 slices for 4 servings.
Place the eggplants on a baking tray with parchment paper, and brush them with evo oil, salt, and pepper.
Turn on the grill of your oven to 392°F and cook them for about 15 minutes. Then take them out and let them cool slightly
Meanwhile, prepare the Sicilian seasoned breadcrumbs following my recipe, Click here.
Slightly moisten the breadcrumbs with 2 tablespoons of water and 1 of evo oil.
Cut the prosciutto and provola cheese.
Place the first 4 slices on the tray,
now put a heap of breadcrumbs on the first slice,
followed by a little prosciutto,
and then the thinly sliced primosale or provola cheese.
At this point, cover with the second slice and start over again,
first the breadcrumbs, then the prosciutto, and finally the provola cheese.
then the prosciutto and finally the provola cheese.
Cover with the third slice
Now, in a baking dish or ovenproof dish pour the tomato sauce, salt, oil, and basil.
Mix and lay the bundles
Place a piece of provola on each bundle, and sprinkle with basil leaves.
Cook in the microwave for 10 minutes at 650W micro-grill, or in a regular oven for 10 minutes at 392°F grill.
Serve warm or better at room temperature. The Sicilian Eggplant Bundles are ready.